Rick Perry's 'oops' campaign never ready for prime time

Rick Perry launched his presidential campaign to great expectations. Thursday morning, plagued by missteps and humbled by the voters, he called it quits, quietly returning home to wonder what might have been. He was perhaps the biggest of big figures

CNN political analyst Paul Steinhauser is reporting that Texas Governor Rick Perry is telling supporters that he will drop his bid for the GOP nomination Thursday afternoon, ahead of the South Carolina debate later Thursday

Governor Rick Perry's comments on Turkey this week tell us more about his desperation heading into the South Carolina Primary than about politics in Turkey. Losing ground in the national polls, he perhaps hoped to keep his candidacy alive with his over

CNN political analyst Paul Steinhauser is reporting that Texas Governor Rick Perry is telling supporters that he will drop his bid for the GOP nomination Thursday afternoon, ahead of the South Carolina debate later Thursday

The Republican presidential nomination race take a series of twists and turns on Thursday, as Rick Santorum, rather than Mitt Romney was declared the winner of the Iowa caucus, and Rick Perry prepared to drop out altogether.