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    Perry leaving "quirky" Iowa for South Carolina

    AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Rick Perry says he is leaving the "quirky" state of Iowa to continue his presidential race among "real" Republicans in South Carolina.

    Perry spoke to reporters in Des Moines, Iowa, on Wednesday following his disappointing fifth-place showing in the Iowa caucus.

    He had said late Tuesday that he would reassess whether to continue the campaign. On Wednesday, he said he decided to continue press forward while on a cold morning run. Then he announced the decision on Twitter, and posted a photo of himself on the running trail.

    Perry clearly wants to put his Iowa experience behind him. He called Iowa a "quirky place" with "a quirky process." He said voters in South Carolina share his values and that he feels confident he will do well there.

     

    17 comments

    • fluid_motion  •  4 mths ago
      Hey Ricky boy, got some news for you ---- by your logic, roughly 92% of American voters are "quirky" (leaving only the 8% who say they would vote for you nationally as "normal" in your view). Oh those quirky Americans and their unwillingness to fall in line with the demands of a vacuous "leader".
    • AKQJ10  •  4 mths ago
      Can't wait to see what he calls South Carolina after he loses there.
    • Proud2bAmerican  •  St Louis, Missouri  •  4 mths ago
      poor fool.
    • JackB  •  Alpharetta, Georgia  •  4 mths ago
      The system has been in place for ever. So he knew how it worked. Now, clearly they did not recive his message as he had hoped. But that does not make Iowa Citizens Quirky. Rick has some work to do.
      • Obvious 4 mths ago
        On Rick.
      • charlie m 4 mths ago
        Or maybe they DID receive his message. And went running as fast as they could to a better candidate.
    • NavymanBZ  •  San Bernardino, California  •  4 mths ago
      YES. Perry spend that Texas money my man. Your state is deep in debt and your out having a good old time spending and spending. Put that TAX BREAK for the RICH money to good use. Texas always bragging about being the best. My arse. W Bush and Perry are dumber than the greased pig on the 4th of July. Shameful Governors from your state of confusion....
    • James  •  4 mths ago
      You mean he thinks they are that stupid.
    • Michael  •  Richardson, Texas  •  4 mths ago
      Why would this idiot quit and have to go back to Texas and work ? He knows no one in Texas can stand him ( and I live in Dallas ) , so why not fly around on the tax-payer dollar. Of course he's gonna discover not many other people can stand him either........
    • Stephen  •  4 mths ago
      No need for Perry to go to NH.
    • Kashmir  •  4 mths ago
      Iowans are "quirky" for not electing Perry? Only if intelligence is a quirk.
    • Outrun My Gun  •  4 mths ago
      When I think quirky, I think of Iowa... Either that, or Rick Perry's drunken campaign speech...
    • charlie m  •  4 mths ago
      His inability to think is why he did so poorly to begin with! We don't need any anti-science fools running this country.
    • Ranger  •  Wilmington, North Carolina  •  4 mths ago
      You thought Iowa was hard on him, he'll tuck his tail and scamper off when Carolina gets done with him. That's Ron Paul country!
    • Greg  •  4 mths ago
      Rick Perry the stupid Aggie didn't accuse Iowa of being quirky until he no longer needed its votes.
    • George  •  St Augustine, Florida  •  4 mths ago
      Gotta agree about the quirky part. Definitely a culture shock for anyone whose life does not involve corn or pigs.
    • NavymanBZ  •  San Bernardino, California  •  4 mths ago
      Before the idiot Paul supporters get on here (all 10 of them) posting over and over. He will be 77 with crazier ideas than a dodo bird. Yea, pull all the troops back from around the world. The Russians, Chinese, Iranians are all laughing. He is like Chamberlin in England signing a treaty with the NAZIs not to go to war. They also had a good laugh. Paul go home to your great great grandchildren and pick out your plot....
    • Obvious  •  4 mths ago
      Gettin yer name on the ballot is quirky in Virginia.
      Iowa is a "quirky place" with a "quirky process".
      New Hampshire is gonna luvya, Gov, in a quirky sorta way.
    • Rebel Yell  •  4 mths ago
      "Texas Gov. Rick Perry says he is leaving the "quirky" state of Iowa to continue his presidential race among "real" Republicans in South Carolina."
      I think you meant "real RACIST Republicans...."
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