Sam Brownback to Endorse Rick Perry Thursday
EmailKansas Gov. Sam Brownback will endorse Texas Gov. Rick Perry as the Republican nominee for president in Florida Thursday, a source close to the Perry campaign confirmed to ABC News.
Brownback, who will be the first former presidential candidate to endorse the governor, will attend a Fox News debate as Perry’s guest.
Brownback is the third governor to lend his support to the Perry campaign. Last week, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal accompanied Perry to the CNN debate in Tampa, Fla., and announced his support for the Texas governor, and one day later, Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval endorsed Perry as well.
Brownback, who once served as a U.S. senator espousing social conservative causes, was the lone governor to attend Perry’s day of prayer and fasting in Houston in early August.
Brownback’s support will add to the bevy of endorsements rolled out by the Perry campaign this week. On Wednesday, Perry’s campaign announced the support of 27 state legislators in New Hampshire and 21 state assembly members in South Carolina, along with snagging a former Romney supporter, Van Poole, the former chairman of the Republican Party of Florida and co-chairman of Mitt Romney’s steering committee in Florida in 2008.
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Fantastic news. The more I hear about Rick Perry, the better I like him. He is the long term successful governor of a successful state. All of the flak that team Obama throws at him just collapses under any scrutiny. And it just makes me mad (well madder) at Obama and more enthusiastic about Governor Perry. Mr. Obama is going to rue the day that he betrayed our confidence and lost our trust.
Posted by: joinamerica | September 22, 2011, 1:03 am 1:03 am
Let’s hope that the Repubs are dumb enough to put this redneck nitwit as their candidate. Obama will be a shoe-in for 2012!
Posted by: Tripp | September 22, 2011, 1:57 am 1:57 am
[Let’s hope that the Repubs are dumb enough to put this redneck nitwit as their candidate. Obama will be a shoe-in for 2012!]
Thirty years ago this would have read “Let’s hope that the Repubs are dumb enough to put this cowboy nitwit as their candidate. Carter will be a shoe-in for 1980!”
Posted by: Shawn | September 22, 2011, 12:58 pm 12:58 pm
After the last GOP debate, Rick Perry is toast.
Posted by: Tom | September 25, 2011, 3:26 pm 3:26 pm