Rick Perry presidential campaign, 2012

Rick Perry for President 2012
Campaign	Republican primaries U.S. presidential election, 2012
Candidate	Rick Perry Governor of Texas
Affiliation	Republican Party
Headquarters	Houston, Texas
Key people	Rob Johnson (manager) Joe Allbaugh, David Carney (advisors) Wayne Hamilton (political director) Ray Sullivan (communications director) Nelson Warfield (spokesman) Curt Anderson (media consultant) Deirdre Delisi (policy and strategy director) Tony Fabrizo, Mike Baselice (pollsters) Margaret Lauderback (director of finance)
Receipts	US$20,588,252 (2012-06-30)
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Rick Perry for President (archived - Jan, 17, 2012)

The Rick Perry presidential campaign of 2012 began when Rick Perry, four-term Governor of Texas, announced via a spokesman on August 11, 2011, that he would be running for the 2012 Republican Party nomination for president of the United States.

Perry was considered as a potential candidate since as early as the 2008 presidential election, initially denying he was interested in the office but later becoming more open-minded. He formally launched his campaign on August 13, 2011, in Charleston, South Carolina. While he was initially successful in fundraising and was briefly considered a serious contender for the nomination, he struggled during the debates and his poll numbers began to decline. After finishing fifth with just over 10% of the vote in the Iowa caucuses on January 3, 2012, Perry considered dropping out of the presidential race but did not. After a poor showing in New Hampshire and with "lagging" poll numbers in South Carolina, Perry formally announced he was suspending his campaign on January 19, 2012.

Perry has had many ups and downs in his campaign. Obviously he never gained enough supporters to win the election, but the surprising turn was the amount of hate his campaign generated. He was limited by opposers pointing out his privileged background and lack of empathy towards their struggles. A common cry amongst dissenters was the rather vocal, "Fuck you Rick Perry [sic]".

Perry had persistently denied aspirations to higher office; he was originally included on the 2012 Presidential Straw Poll ballot at the Values Voter Summit in September 2009, but his name was removed at his own request. In April 2008 while appearing as a guest on CNBC's Kudlow & Company, he specifically stated that he would not agree to serve as vice president in a McCain administration, stating that he already had "the best job in the world" as governor of Texas.

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