
Gaffes reminiscent of former Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s infamous 2012 presidential debate “oops” moment dominated the New Hampshire forum of GOP candidates at Saint Anselm college in Manchester on Monday evening.
by Matthew Boyle3 Aug 2015, 8:35 PM PST0

Republican presidential candidate and former Texas Governor Rick Perry said that he wasn’t sure if the US needed to reduce the number of legal immigrants “until we’re able to find out who these people are that are in the country
by Ian Hanchett3 Aug 2015, 4:42 PM PST0

Monday, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton released a video in which she slammed her Republican rivals, former Govs. Jeb Bush (R-FL) and Rick Perry (R-TX), Gov. Scott Walker (R-WI) and Republican lawmakers over their calls to defund Planned Parenthood in
by Pam Key3 Aug 2015, 1:52 PM PST0

When the Republican candidates take stage in Cleveland for the first presidential debate, former Texas Gov. Rick Perry will likely be watching from his hotel room somewhere. The candidate who briefly dominated polling in the 2012 contest and began this campaign in the middle of the pack, looks to settle in 11th or 12th place when the debate cut-off is set.
by Mike Flynn2 Aug 2015, 9:04 PM PST0

A new 2016 poll shows Rick Perry outside of the top 10 Republican presidential candidates–which puts him at risk of not making the cut for Fox News’ televised debate this week.
by Breitbart News2 Aug 2015, 11:25 AM PST0

Republican presidential candidates dismissed the dominance of Donald Trump in early primary polling, scrambling to position themselves days before their first debate.
by Breitbart News2 Aug 2015, 11:05 AM PST0

This week on “Fox News Sunday With Chris Wallace ” Republican presidential candidate former Gov. Rick Perry (R-TX) said he will “not be quiet” when it comes to criticizing his rival Donald Trump. Perry said, “I’m not going to be
by Pam Key2 Aug 2015, 7:41 AM PST0

Former Gov. Rick Perry (R-TX) wants the federal government to revoke the nonprofit status of abortion provider Planned Parenthood (PP), as well as its associated political action organization.
by Sarah Rumpf31 Jul 2015, 11:28 AM PST0

Thursday on “The Kelly File,” Washington Post columnist Charles Krauthammer said expects next week’s first 2016 cycle GOP presidential debate to be all about the current frontrunner in the race, real estate mogul Donald Trump. But how the Trump storyline
by Jeff Poor30 Jul 2015, 9:42 PM PST0

Perry and Trump have been engaged in a rhetorical battle for weeks. At the end of Perry’s speech Wednesday at the Yale Club in New York City, he was questioned about Trump’s remarks. Grinning as he listened to the question, Perry quipped, “Let’s get a pull-up bar out there and see who can do more pull-ups,” as the audience roared with cheers.
by Sarah Rumpf30 Jul 2015, 10:59 AM PST0

On July 27 The Washington Post surveyed the political landscape post-Lafayette and said gun control is going nowhere–mainly because Americans do not want it. They want more guns instead.
by AWR Hawkins28 Jul 2015, 11:20 AM PST0

Former Gov. Rick Perry (R-TX) has joined the chorus of critics responding to former Gov. Mike Huckabee’s (R-AR) use of a Holocause reference regarding the Iran nuclear deal, saying that Huckabee’s “inflammatory rhetoric” was getting in the way of finding an actual solution.
by Sarah Rumpf27 Jul 2015, 2:58 PM PST0

Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Republican presidential candidate former Gov. Rick Perry (R-TX) said Donald Trump would be a “Republican divider in chief” because of his blunt reality TV way of saying things. “That that type of casting
by Pam Key26 Jul 2015, 7:55 AM PST0

A court of appeals has dismissed one of the charges against presidential candidate and former Governor Rick Perry. The charge of coercion of a public servant has been dismissed. A second indictment is pending but may be dismissed in the future.
by Lana Shadwick24 Jul 2015, 9:28 AM PST0

When someone asks me to name the seven dwarves invariably I fall short. Let’s see, there’s Grumpy, Bashful, Sleepy, Happy, Dopey….Darn it, there are a couple more. That’s kind of how it is when I try to actually write out
by Jon Fleischman23 Jul 2015, 2:55 PM PST0

Perry and Trump have been engaged in a weeks-long war of words. Trump has taken swipes at Perry and other Republican candidates on the issues of immigration and border security, and Perry has fired back that Trump doesn’t understand what he is talking about, and that he is unfit to be Commander-in-Chief after attacking Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ) service record last weekend.
by Sarah Rumpf23 Jul 2015, 12:32 PM PST0

Republican presidential candidate and former Texas Governor Rick Perry declared that fellow presidential candidate Donald Trump “would be more comfortable with Hillary Clinton than he is running for the Republicans” on Wednesday’s “Your World with Neil Cavuto” on the Fox
by Ian Hanchett22 Jul 2015, 5:16 PM PST0

One line in particular of Perry’s prepared remarks, channelled President Obama’s own denunciation of Trump in 2011. “He offers a barking carnival act that can be best described as Trumpism: a toxic mix of demagoguery, mean-spiritedness and nonsense that will lead the Republican Party to perdition if pursued,” Perry warned in his speech today.
by Charlie Spiering22 Jul 2015, 12:47 PM PST0

After Trump referred to illegal immigrants from Mexico as “rapists” in his campaign announcement speech, Perry said that Trump’s remarks “did not reflect the Republican Party.” Trump fired back by attacking Perry’s record on border security, and Perry posted a YouTube video inviting Trump to “take a trip down to Texas sometime.” Trump is reportedly going to do just that, with a visit scheduled on Thursday to Laredo, as Breitbart Texas reported.
by Sarah Rumpf22 Jul 2015, 12:41 PM PST0

WEST LIBERTY, Iowa—Rod Webber of Massachusetts attended an event with GOP presidential candidate Gov. Mike Huckabee Friday morning and attempted to challenge the former Baptist pastor on the bible and certain versus Webber believed didn’t fit with the Republican Party.
by Alex Swoyer20 Jul 2015, 7:05 PM PST0

Republican presidential candidate and former Texas Governor Rick Perry strongly criticized fellow candidate Donald Trump for his remarks about Senator John McCain (R-AZ) at Saturday’s Family Leadership Summit in Iowa. Perry’s discussion began with Frank Luntz asking the audience who they
by Ian Hanchett18 Jul 2015, 2:55 PM PST0

Some of the harshest criticisms came, unsurprisingly, from the leading Republicans who have served in the military, former Gov. Rick Perry (R-TX), and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC).
by Sarah Rumpf18 Jul 2015, 2:39 PM PST0

Perry’s sharp words come after Trump attacked Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), saying that McCain was not a war hero and was only regarded as such because he had been captured and held as a prisoner of war. Trump, who has been trading insults with McCain for the past few days, continued his critical remarks about the Senator. When moderator Frank Luntz commented that McCain was a war hero, Trump, according to a report by Politico, responded, “He’s not a war hero. He was a war hero because he was captured. I like people who weren’t captured.”
by Sarah Rumpf18 Jul 2015, 12:09 PM PST0

In a Fox News poll released Thursday, GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump is in the lead, followed by Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker—the most recent candidate to throw his hat in the ring.
by Alex Swoyer16 Jul 2015, 5:33 PM PST0

Rick Perry, Republican presidential candidate, and former governor of Texas, has had to pay more than $2 million to date to defend against criminal claims that many see as political “payback.”
by Lana Shadwick16 Jul 2015, 3:54 PM PST0