Perry team raising money, supporter says announcement next week

[brooklynite]

Source: Washington Post

Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) is expected to announce his presidential plans shortly after the Ames Straw Poll this coming weekend, and his supporters are already soliciting contributions for the campaign, according to an e-mail from a Perry supporter.

The e-mail from Gene Powell, a real-estate executive who Perry appointed to the University of Texas board of regents, states, “We expect that announcement in a week to ten days” and tells people to start writing checks today.

It is further evidence that Perry is truly ramping up for a 2012 presidential campaign, even though a top Perry adviser says the e-mail’s timeframe isn’t hard and fast.

Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/post/perry-team-raising-money-supporter-says-announcement-next-week/2011/08/08/gIQA7TXK2I_blog.html

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Too bad; I'd hate to think he'd put a crimp in Michele Bachmann's campaign, but there are only so many bible-thumping voters to go around...

[no_hypocrisy]

1. I heard the strategy of announcing his candidacy right after Ames is to steal the thunder

from the "winner" of the Straw Poll.

[RKP5637]

2. I had read at one time the bible thumpers were going down in percentage in the US as

more people got a clue as to what was going on ... Religion IMO will be the downfall of this country. These people want a RW theocracy, Taliban style.

Politicians know how to manipulate and use the faithful because of the way they think, they are prone to propaganda and manipulation, and succumb easily to authoritarian dictatorial rule. One just has to push the right buttons.

[UTUSN]

3. & Humpty Goodhair Dumpty heads for a really big fall!1 n/t

[iandhr]

4. just announce already

[hamsterjill]

5. Amen!!!

Like his announcment is going to be a surprise, right? It's a sure thing that he's going to run.

[jpak]

6. Note to self: produce campaign ad morphing Perry into Bush

n/t

[madrchsod]

7. what is he going to run on?

this hair and god like qualities?

[brooklynite]

8. UPDATE - Perry to announce on Saturday in SC

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x4952862