Texas Gov. Rick Perry will join Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback next week on the campaign trail, lending a hand to one of the most troubled Republican governors.
The two longtime friends will be together in Wichita to fundraise for Brownback’s reelection campaign, according to The Wichita Eagle.
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“Part of the Brownback campaign is to get his voters: A) to donate money, but B) also to get them motivated, and Perry can help do that,” Bob Beatty, a political science professor at Washburn University in Topeka, said.
Brownback is down by approximately four points to Democratic challenger Paul Davis according to RealClearPolitics, a surprise for a conservative in a deeply red state.
Perry recently said he is “prepared” for another presidential run at the 2016 GOP ticket after studying up on policy and business. A RealClearPolitics average of polls still has Perry coming in sixth among potential presidential candidates.