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Rick Perry Endorses Ted Cruz for President
Source: ABC News
Rick Perry Endorses Ted Cruz for President
By RYAN STRUYK Jan 25, 2016, 6:58 AM ET
Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry is throwing his support behind a fellow Texan -- Sen. Ted Cruz -- in the race for the Republican presidential nomination.
The Lone Star State endorsement marks one of Cruz's most high-profile backers and aims to give his campaign a much-needed boost just one week before the crucial, first-in-the-nation caucuses in Iowa.
"Of those individuals who have a chance to win the Republican primary, at this juncture, from my perspective, Ted Cruz is by far the most consistent conservative in that crowd," Perry told Politico on Sunday night. "And that appears to be down to two people."
Perry, who gave up his own unsuccessful presidential bid in September after just 97 days on the trail, had been plagued by stagnant polling and lackluster fundraising.
The former Texas governor had been a vocal critic of Trump, especially during the final weeks of his campaign, calling the billionaire a "cancer on conservatism" and bashing his "nativist appeals."
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By RYAN STRUYK Jan 25, 2016, 6:58 AM ET
Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry is throwing his support behind a fellow Texan -- Sen. Ted Cruz -- in the race for the Republican presidential nomination.
The Lone Star State endorsement marks one of Cruz's most high-profile backers and aims to give his campaign a much-needed boost just one week before the crucial, first-in-the-nation caucuses in Iowa.
"Of those individuals who have a chance to win the Republican primary, at this juncture, from my perspective, Ted Cruz is by far the most consistent conservative in that crowd," Perry told Politico on Sunday night. "And that appears to be down to two people."
Perry, who gave up his own unsuccessful presidential bid in September after just 97 days on the trail, had been plagued by stagnant polling and lackluster fundraising.
The former Texas governor had been a vocal critic of Trump, especially during the final weeks of his campaign, calling the billionaire a "cancer on conservatism" and bashing his "nativist appeals."
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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/rick-perry-endorses-ted-cruz-president/story?id=36497065
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