Perry to announce run on Saturday?

[dbackjon]

Rick Perry intends to use a speech in South Carolina on Saturday to make clear that he's running for president, POLITICO has learned.

According to two sources familiar with the plan, the Texas governor will remove any doubt about his White House intentions during his appearance at a RedState conference in Charleston.

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It's uncertain whether Saturday will mark a formal declaration, but Perry's decision to disclose his intentions the same day as the Ames straw poll — and then hours later make his first trip to New Hampshire — will send shock waves through the race and upend whatever results come out of the straw poll.

Immediately following his speech in South Carolina, Perry will make his New Hampshire debut at a house party at the Portsmouth-area home of a state representative, Pamela Tucker, the Union Leader reported Monday. Tucker was among the Granite Staters who went to Texas last week to encourage Perry to run.

Perry is expected to head to Iowa in the days following his New Hampshire trek, too, POLITICO has learned.



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[Wedgebuster]

Swell..

[AZGrizFan]

Good news only from the fact that it'll take the wind out of Bachman's sails. Eventually his star will fade, too.

[Pwns]

Pleeeeeeeeease help us, Mr. Christie.

[Ivytalk]

Good news only from the fact that it'll take the wind out of Bachman's sails. Eventually his star will fade, too.

Unless he wins and chooses her as his running mate.

[dbackjon]

Good news only from the fact that it'll take the wind out of Bachman's sails. Eventually his star will fade, too.

Unless he wins and chooses her as his running mate.

[AZGrizFan]

Unless he wins and chooses her as his running mate.

I WILL move to Canada then....

[youngterrier]

I'd rather have him that Bachmann, Palin, or Romney

[AZGrizFan]

I'd rather have him that Bachmann, Palin, or Romney

Yes, Hell Yes but hell no. Romney is miles ahead of this guy from a "normalcy" scale.

[SDHornet]

My right wing radical evangelical Christian dad has a man crush on this guy which makes me a little hesitant about Perry. Having said that he is a better candidate than most/all of the other clowns running for the Repubs. So long as he doesn't turn the podium into a pulpit I could be ok with him.