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Key Race Becomes Proxy Battle Between Perry, Palin

USA Today | Posted 05.21.2012

The Texas Senate GOP primary has now become a battle between Rick Perry and Sarah Palin....

Perry Explains Where God Stands On 'Oops Moments'

AP | WILL WEISSERT | Posted 05.02.2012

AUSTIN, Texas — God forgives people for their "oops moments" even if the American electorate does not, failed Republican presidential candidate ...

Perry: 'I'm Not Slipping Off Into The Sunset'

AP | By WILL WEISSERT | Posted 02.07.2012

ROUND ROCK, Texas -- Rick Perry acknowledged Monday that he's not used to losing but also vowed "I'm not slipping off into the sunset" while promising...

Poll Reveals Trouble Ahead For Perry

AP | WILL WEISSERT and JIM VERTUNO | Posted 03.27.2012

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Rick Perry's White House bid tarnished his image enough that he's about as popular in his solidly Republican home sta...

Hunter Stuart

WATCH: The Best Of Rick Perry's Bumbling Campaign For President

HuffingtonPost.com | Hunter Stuart | Posted 01.30.2012

Texas Governor Rick Perry has finally come to grips with reality and decided to drop out of the contest for the Republican nomination for President. ...

Peter S. Goodman

The Disconnect: In South Carolina, Candidates And Citizens Occupy Separate Realms

HuffingtonPost.com | Peter S. Goodman | Posted 01.19.2012

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Inside a cavernous ballroom at a downtown hotel, Newt Gingrich stands beneath crystal chandeliers, addressing a crowd of several hun...

Ryan Grim

Perry Challenges Romney To Release Tax Returns

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 01.16.2012

Rick Perry on Monday joined Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich in calling for Mitt Romney to release his tax returns quickly, so that voters can find out...

Perry Lets His Drawl Hang Out

AP | BRIAN BAKST | Posted 03.12.2012

PICKENS, S.C. — Rick Perry is pouring on the down-home charm as he seeks a campaign revival in South Carolina, betting that geographic kinship w...

Calling New Hampshire's Primary

Chris Weigant | Posted 03.11.2012

Chris Weigant

Iit's time to haul out the old crystal ball and attempt to predict what's going to happen. If you hate these types of speculative wonktastic articles, then I strongly advise you to just close this article right now.

Perry Faces Skepticism In Key State

The State | Adam Beam | Posted 01.09.2012

SPARTANBURG -- Heath Stephens, a 48-year-old auto repair shop owner, has decided he is not voting for Mitt Romney....

Mike Huckabee Talks GOP Hopeful's 'Incredibly Bad Blunder'

Posted 01.06.2012

Former Arkansas governor and 2008 GOP presidential candidate Mike Huckabee said this week that Rick Perry may have damaged his presidential campaign i...

Perry's Son Mocks Santorum's Sweater Vest

Posted 01.05.2012

Griffin Perry, son of GOP presidential candidate Rick Perry, tweeted a jab at his father's rival on Thursday, using a college sports rivalry to rib Ri...

Results and Consequences

Robert Hoopes | Posted 03.05.2012

Robert Hoopes

Will Romney be able to conduct a campaign fighting on four fronts, and ultimately take the presidency? I don't think so.

Gingrich, Santorum, Perry, Bachmann to Court: "Will an (Activist) Judge Put Me on Virginia Ballot?"

Paul Abrams | Posted 03.04.2012

Paul Abrams

Virginia Law sets the conditions for candidates to get on the Virginia primary ballot. Now come Gingrich, Santorum, Perry and Bachmann asking a judge to overrule the law and put them on the ballot. What kind of judge could possibly do that?

The Non-Romney Race in Iowa

James Moore | Posted 03.04.2012

James Moore

Mitt Romney has money and the moderate politics to give the president a tough fight in the fall. But he doesn't give his own party those sweaty palms of excitement. He could have a very miserable 2012.

2012's Worst Rose Parade Floats (Doug's Dozen VIDEO)

Doug Molitor | Posted 03.04.2012

Doug Molitor

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Perry Struggles To Rebound After Big 'Oops'

Posted 01.03.2012

After surging in the polls on the heels of announcing his candidacy last August, Texas Gov. Rick Perry's campaign took a turn for the worse. A series ...

My New Year's Wish for America in 2012: A Clear Choice, and a Clear Decision

Paul Abrams | Posted 03.02.2012

Paul Abrams

If Santorum does very well in Iowa, I plan to send him money, and suggest that millions of others do too. Why? Because the country desperately needs to "have it out", to have a clear choice about alternative futures and to choose one.

Perry's Boots 'Might As Well Be Named 'Oops' And 'Dang'

The Texas Tribune | Ross Ramsey | Posted 12.30.2011

It's been a long 12 months for Rick Perry....

Perry Attacks Santorum As He Rises In The Polls

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 12.29.2011

WASHINGTON, Iowa -- Texas Gov. Rick Perry is questioning former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum's conservative credentials. Perry said Thursday tha...

Perry's Abortion Shift Puts Him Further From Wife's Work

Posted 12.29.2011

By Deborah Charles WASHINGTON--Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry's new opposition to abortion in almost any situation may appease co...

Rick Perry Makes Big Flip Flop

AP | PHILIP ELLIOTT | Posted 02.27.2012

INDIANOLA, Iowa — Republican presidential hopeful Rick Perry said Wednesday that he has "always struggled" with his position on abortion and cla...

Forget Iowa!

Robert Guttman | Posted 02.27.2012

Robert Guttman

It is time to turn America's chaotic primary system back into something that makes sense. It is time America produces an election process that brings out the best and most centrist candidates for the nation's highest office.

Texas Shells Out Millions For Perry's Extravagant Security Detail

The Texas Tribune | Posted 12.25.2011

Aside from President Obama, Perry -- the only sitting governor in the 2012 race -- has the largest security contingent, and apparently the only one o...

Perry Calls Significant Legislation 'Theft'

AP | PHILIP ELLIOTT | Posted 02.18.2012

MANCHESTER, Iowa — Seeking a late surge, Texas Gov. Rick Perry sought Monday to tar GOP presidential rivals Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney for su...