Written by - Kasie Hunt
http://www.azcentral.com/12news/news/articles/2012/01/19/20120119PNI0119-wir-election-perry-dropping-out-of-GOP-race.html
Two days before the primary in South Carolina, Perry has made the decision to drop out of the GOP race and now places his endorsement behind Gingrich. Perry's endorsing Gingrich does not mean that his supporters will readily follow the Gingrich campaign as well. Senator Santorum recently received a few endorsements from Evangelical groups in South Carolina. Perry's quitting leaves room for the remaining candidates to court his supporters in hopes that they will transfer over to their respective campaigns. Romney has received endorsements from George W. Bush and has also gained some of Perry's old followers. The plan is to stop the Romney Juggernaut from surging forward, which will be hard to do considering how popular he has become. When Perry entered the race, it was thought that he would be one of the favorites, and in the position that Romney is in now. It because of crucial campaign mistakes that Perry made that cost him his own election. It was questionable how his rhetoric would sound to a national audience. He made flubs during debates and it was unsure of how he would be able to stand against Obama. In the political arena, the race is heating up and narrowing down. If Romney wins this primary, it is predicted that the race is pretty much over. If he doesn't, it lends hope to the remaining candidates. Now the candidates are dropping like flies, who will be the next to go?
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