There are all sorts of rumblings coming out of the Rick Perry camp Monday night, with news that he has stopped paying campaign staff, who have been given the green light to take their talents elsewhere.
The bad news had started with reports that Perry had stopped paying his South Carolina staff.
BREAKING: Rick Perry stops paying South Carolina staff http://t.co/fbrsQREron pic.twitter.com/yaf6NCltRT
— National Journal (@nationaljournal) August 10, 2015
Rick Perry has stopped paying his SC staff. Ruh roh. http://t.co/gzguafFGmp
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) August 10, 2015
Perry campaign officials won't say whether staff in other states or at Austin HQ are still being paid http://t.co/f11rAzkL4T
— Philip Rucker (@PhilipRucker) August 10, 2015
SC seems to once again be @GovernorPerry's Waterloo. Where he dropped out in '12, saying 'Newt Gingrich is a conservative visionary'
— Trip Gabriel (@tripgabriel) August 11, 2015
Partisanship aside, every political hack who's ever sweated over missing a payday feels for Team Perry right now. #beenthere
— Paul Begala (@PaulBegala) August 11, 2015
Philip Rucker of the Washington Post now is reporting that the Perry pay freeze is nationwide.
Rick Perry has stopped paying ALL of his campaign staff, according to the one and only @PhilipRucker.
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) August 11, 2015
https://twitter.com/JaxAlemany/status/630912821610610688
Updated: Rick Perry stops paying all of his staff as fundraising dries up. So far, at least, most staying with him http://t.co/f11rAzkL4T
— Philip Rucker (@PhilipRucker) August 11, 2015
Pro-Perry super PAC leader says they are fine, can run their own pro-Perry ground game with their own people. https://t.co/3xBQTMOfjQ
— Sam R. Hall (@samrhall) August 11, 2015
Looks like Rick Perry may be the first to fold his tent. http://t.co/WWksrtFDZP
— Brit Hume (@brithume) August 11, 2015
Who thinks Rick Perry will still be running by the time of the next GOP debate?http://t.co/CooSglLCqS
— Taegan Goddard (@politicalwire) August 10, 2015
Rick Perry announced his 1st candidacy Aug. 13, 2011. Will he been in the race on Aug. 13, 2015?
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) August 11, 2015
I get Perry supporters are upset their guy is on his way out but…after 2012 & now an inability to get in the top 10 it's not a great loss.
— Drew McCoy (@_Drew_McCoy_) August 11, 2015
@ScotsFyre @drawandstrike @RadioFreeTom Did Perry get out of the race?:
— ??#Two-Tiered Justice❌ (@hopingforachang) August 11, 2015
Rumor is he's letting staff go from his early state teams @hopingforachang @drawandstrike @RadioFreeTom
— Stacey (@ScotsFyre) August 11, 2015
Slowly whittling the field. My bet Paul is next. @drawandstrike @RadioFreeTom
— Stacey (@ScotsFyre) August 11, 2015
If true, good for Rick Perry. His moment passed, and this is the first of the reality-based decisions needed from a crowded field.
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) August 11, 2015
@RadioFreeTom @ScotsFyre Once Carson, Santorum, Gilmore, Huckabee, Paul, and most of all, Jeb! drop out, things get real.
— Pete & Lisa Got Caught Tampering With Flynn's 302! (@drawandstrike) August 11, 2015
The campaign of one of America's most successful governors is dying, while the clown show rolls on undeterred.
Shame on us.
— Politically Homeless (@keder) August 11, 2015
Hold up, everyone. Don’t count out Perry just yet.
A very senior Perry source calls bs to me on this story. Still in the fight, still solid staffing and resources in NH IA. SC cashflow thing.
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) August 11, 2015
Yes, still has to have a breakthrough but rumors of death, etc. exaggerated.
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) August 11, 2015
OK, we’ll buy that for now.
We wonder what this is about?
Big staff addition coming soon… #LiveFreeOrDie #FITN #nhpolitics
— Rick Santorum (@RickSantorum) August 11, 2015
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