During an address to the Eagle Forum in St. Louis this afternoon, former Texas Governor Rick Perry announced that he is suspending his presidential campaign.
From ABC News:
“We have a tremendous field – the best in a generation – so I step aside knowing our party is in good hands, and as long as we listen to the grassroots, the cause of conservatism will be too.”
“That is why today I am suspending my campaign for the presidency of the United States,” he said, adding that he has “no regrets” about his run.
He also took what appeared to be a veiled swipe at GOP frontrunner Donald Trump. “Demeaning people of Hispanic heritage is not just ignorant, it betrays the example of Christ,” he said.
In recent weeks, Perry has been particularly vocal in his criticism of the real estate mogul.
Perry, who launched his campaign on June 4, has been polling in the low single digits throughout his campaign – most recently at 1 percent in the crucial first-in-the-nation caucus state of Iowa. He was slated to debate for the second time in the lower-tier debate on CNN next week.
"Today I step aside knowing as long as we fight for the cause of conservatism, our nation is in good hands." – @GovernorPerry
— Rick Perry (@GovernorPerry) September 11, 2015
A few of his fellow candidates weighed in:
Amen. God bless Rick Perry for his continuing commitment to that cause. https://t.co/s3wSHkDYSy
— Jeb Bush (@JebBush) September 11, 2015
.@GovernorPerry is a great friend, and has the best record of any Governor anywhere, anytime.
— Gov. Bobby Jindal (@BobbyJindal) September 11, 2015
.@GovernorPerry is a terrific guy and I wish him well- I know he will have a great future!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 11, 2015
.@marcorubio statement on Rick Perry's decision to drop out of 2016 race pic.twitter.com/V979RyTC39
— Sabrina Siddiqui (@SabrinaSiddiqui) September 11, 2015
I've always respected @GovernorPerry's service to our country in the Air Force, and distinguished service to the people of TX.
— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) September 11, 2015
This changes not only the field at large, but the nature of next week’s debate in California. Perry was slated to appear during the “early” debate alongside Rick Santorum, Bobby Jindal, George Pataki, and Lindsey Graham; now, that group is whittled down to four. No word yet on whether or not CNN will alter its format.
Twitter is turning on itself (and, occasionally, Donald Trump):
Remember when you said Rick Perry wears glasses to look smart? https://t.co/jJL0n8BMQi
— Benny (@bennyjohnson) September 11, 2015
Over 100% of net US job creation 2008-14 was in Texas.
Let's vote for the guy who can't make money with a casino in Atlantic City.
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) September 11, 2015
Rick Perry had among the best records of any candidate running for the presidency. He has himself to blame, but also a frivolous electorate.
— Noah Rothman (@NoahCRothman) September 11, 2015
The GOP wanted to talk about immigration, and the first candidate to drop out is the guy who managed the longest US-Mex border for 12 yrs
— Noah Rothman (@NoahCRothman) September 11, 2015
We didn't deserve him as POTUS, honestly. https://t.co/SvwlGCwY3y
— Aaron Gardner (@Aaron_RS) September 11, 2015
16 GOP candidates left, but only half of them have actually won an election since 2002, & 2 of those have only won 1 election ever.
— Dan McLaughlin (@baseballcrank) September 11, 2015
Here’s the video of his announcement:
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Comments
Let me point out that he has not gotten out of the campaign. He has merely suspended his campaign.
I wish politicians would stop doing that: either stay in or get out.
Or to paraphrase a famous short green guy ( and I don’t mean Ron Paul [1]): “Do or do not. There is no suspend.”
Come to think of it a short yellow guy used to say the same kind of thing to me. Usually after he finished laughing when he saw me getting pummeled.
The campaign is suspended instead of ended so they can legally continue to accept donations. This probably is to pay off any debts they have before officially ending the campaign.
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