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Speculation grows about presidential run by Texas' Perry
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| Contributor | ArmyDem |
| Last Edited | ArmyDem Jun 12, 2011 05:51am |
| Category | News |
| News Date | Jun 10, 2011 05:50am |
| Description | By Maria Recio | McClatchy Newspapers
WASHINGTON — Texas Gov. Rick Perry's "sit back and wait" strategy to be asked to run for president seems to be paying off as he prepares to give the keynote speech Tuesday at a GOP dinner in New York — where he was a last-minute sub for flamed-out aspirant Donald Trump — and welcomes back some of his top aides, who abandoned Newt Gingrich's campaign this week.
"As an observer of the Texas political scene and watching what he's doing, you would have to say he's running," said Pat Oxford, the chairman of the Houston-based Bracewell & Giuliani law firm. Looking at the field so far, Oxford said, "There's no Republican candidate who has caught any kind of supportive breeze."
Perry's invitation to be the marquee speaker at the high-profile New York Republican County Committee's Annual Lincoln Dinner fundraiser in the nation's biggest media market underscores the interest in the Texas governor among Republican conservatives.
"When Perry was announced, there was a lot more interest," Marcus Cederqvist, the executive director of the New York Republican County Committee, said as ticket sales soared at Trump's replacement. "People were very excited about it." |
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