Reuters reports Texas Gov. Rick Perry has dropped out of the 2012 GOP nominating race for president. Perry endorsed Newt Gingrich as the person who is the best choice to try to defeat President Barack Obama in November's general election. The move comes after Perry finished fifth in the Iowa caucus and sixth in the New Hampshire primary, both according to the New York Times. That leaves Mitt Romney, Gingrich, Rick Santorum and Rep. Ron Paul as the four remaining GOP candidates to square off in the South Carolina presidential preference primary, set for Jan. 21.
Here are some of the more interesting quotes said by Perry along the campaign trail, now that his candidacy has come to an end.
"This campaign has never been about the candidates. I ran for president because I love America. This mission is greater than any one man."
-- Part of Perry's speech he made as he dropped out of the race. USA Today reports that Perry believed in the "cause of conservatism" when he endorsed Gingrich.
"I came to South Carolina because I will not sit back and accept the path America is on because a great country requires a better direction because a renewed nation needs a new president. It is time to get America working again and that's why with the support of my family and the unwavering belief of the goodness of America I declare for you today that I'm a candidate for President of the United States."
-- Perry's announcement in South Carolina that he was running for president . The announcement came on Aug. 13, 2011, the same day as the Iowa caucus. ABC News reported Perry is the longest-serving governor currently in office in the United States.
"It's three agencies of government when I get there that are gone - Commerce, Education and the um, what's the third one there? Let's see. Oh five - Commerce, Education and the um, um.... The third agency of government I would do away with - the education, the uh, the commerce and let's see. I can't the third one. I can't. Sorry Oops."
-- Perry's most famous gaffe he made at a debate in Michigan on Nov. 9. ABC News stated he was responding to a question about what government departments he would do away with and he couldn't remember what he had said earlier on the campaign trail. Romney tried to help him by saying the EPA, but that was wrong. The third department Perry wanted to do away with is the Department of Energy.
"I never struggled with that at all. The state of Texas has a very thoughtful a very clear process in place. If you come into our state and you kill one of our children (or a police officer)....you will face the ultimate justice in the state of Texas and that is you will be executed."
-- The candidate's response to a debate question on Sept. 7. The audience at the Politico debate applauded Perry's answer as to why Texas has so many executions of prisoners . In response to the applause, Perry claimed that "Americans understand justice."
William Browning is a research librarian specializing in U.S. politics. Born in St. Louis, Browning is active in local politics and served as a campaign volunteer for President Barack Obama and Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill.
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