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RandySF

(86,295 posts) Wed Jan 4, 2012, 12:40 PM Jan 2012

Perry set to throw South Carolina to Romney.

Contrary to suggestions last night, Rick Perry tweets he's not dropping out of the presidential race after all:

"And the next leg of the marathon is the Palmetto State...Here we come South Carolina!!!"

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2012/01/04/perry_says_hes_still_running.html

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Perry set to throw South Carolina to Romney. (Original Post) RandySF Jan 2012 OP

Really? he went home to reassess and decided to keep going? WI_DEM Jan 2012 #1

Please explain the heading to your post Frances Jan 2012 #2

If Perry and Bachmann are out, the Southern Religious vote SaintPete Jan 2012 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author HereSince1628 Jan 2012 #7

Fred Thompson cthulu2016 Jan 2012 #3

Is he going to skip New Hampshire? MoonRiver Jan 2012 #4

It's not a bad strategy Proud Public Servant Jan 2012 #5

Bill Kristol suggests Santorum and Perry should make a call to RonSunn Jan 2012 #8

Unless, he gets about 1% or less of the votes there...They (SC) know he is finished! Change Happens Jan 2012 #9

WI_DEM

(33,497 posts)

1. Really? he went home to reassess and decided to keep going?

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Wed Jan 4, 2012, 12:41 PM

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Frances

(8,588 posts)

2. Please explain the heading to your post

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Wed Jan 4, 2012, 12:42 PM

Jan 2012

How is Perry competing against Romney in SC throwing SC to Romney?

SaintPete

(533 posts)

6. If Perry and Bachmann are out, the Southern Religious vote

Reply to Frances (Reply #2)

Wed Jan 4, 2012, 01:07 PM

Jan 2012

falls to Santorum.

With Perry in, he'll pull a percentage of Rick's vote -- conceivably enough to hand Romney the lead

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HereSince1628 This message was self-deleted by its author.

cthulu2016

(10,960 posts)

3. Fred Thompson

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Wed Jan 4, 2012, 12:42 PM

Jan 2012

MoonRiver

(36,975 posts)

4. Is he going to skip New Hampshire?

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Wed Jan 4, 2012, 12:48 PM

Jan 2012

I don't get this guy.

Proud Public Servant

(2,097 posts)

5. It's not a bad strategy

Reply to MoonRiver (Reply #4)

Wed Jan 4, 2012, 01:03 PM

Jan 2012

He has no prayer in NH. On the other hand, SC's primary is all about the evangelical base, with whom he has a lot of cred. It's true that he'll have to battle Santorum for their support, but Santorum is a Catholic and there are fewer places where Catholicism plays less well than in the SC GOP. If he's going to make a last stand, SC is the obvious place.

RonSunn

(78 posts)

8. Bill Kristol suggests Santorum and Perry should make a call to

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Wed Jan 4, 2012, 01:11 PM

Jan 2012

Palin, Christie and Jeb Bush

I swear he said that LOL

Change Happens

(1,559 posts)

9. Unless, he gets about 1% or less of the votes there...They (SC) know he is finished!

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Wed Jan 4, 2012, 01:16 PM

Jan 2012

Someone like him will end up endorsing Santorum, no? Michelle batshit will also endorse Santorum, they will gang up on Willard Mitt...

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