Rick Perry has teased DC and the rest of the country a bit. Yesterday an article came out in the Gold Coast Chronicle that says his plans to run have been confirmed. Yet, the Governor told Greta Van Susteran and it was reported in The Politico that he was not running for the GOP nomination for President.
And the news on the ground privately here in Washington, DC is the same. One political consultant today told me he thinks that Gov. Perry will run while another GOP Lobbyist said the information changes at first Gov. Perry was talking about running but then said “No.” The real question is why do people think he might run?
There is no denying that he has a solid background to run with his ability to create a coalition based on fiscal issues. But, according to a GOP Lobbyist the rumors saying Gov. Perry will run are more solid than the rumors were with Gov. Mitch Daniels. Maybe the rumors stem from a desire on the part of the GOP to find a candidate that can really unite the different voter groups on the right-fiscal conservatives, social conservatives and Tea Partiers without any sort of baggage.
Supposedly if Gov. Perry were to announce it will happen next week, although he’s denied it so, he is either playing his cards close to his vest or he’s not running for the position. Most likely, he is not running for the nomination.
In fact, right now, the media attention on Gov. Perry and the speculation that he might run appears to be a rather cruel tease act to those on the right.
Although, one friend joked that if he did run, between Gov. Perry and former Gov. Mitt Romney one might want to invest in hairspray stock. It is inevitable that Gov. Romney will formally run for the office at some point.
Deborah Kay Corey is a writer in the Washington, DC area. She has been published in The Washington Times, Human Events and National Review Online. She is the Blog Director for GOP Rockstars of the DCYRs. She runs her own site at www.deborahcorey.com which receives 250,000 – 290,000 hits a month.
