http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/polit...sident/2497773/

I am surprised this wasn't posted yet. No Rick Perry fans here?

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The longest-serving governor in Texas history will leave office after the 2014 elections.

Texas Gov. Rick Perry said Monday he will not seek re-election next year, bringing an end to his record-setting tenure as chief executive of the Lone Star state.

"The time has come to pass on the mantle of leadership," Perry, a Republican, said at a news conference in San Antonio surrounded by hundreds of supporters.

Perry's departure sets up the biggest political shuffle in Texas since 1990, the last time there was an open race for governor.

Perry, 63, is already the longest-serving governor in Texas history and has been the state's chief executive since December 2000 when George W. Bush left to become president.

Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott, a rising Republican Party star, has been making moves as though he will seek the governorship next year. Abbott praised Perry for keeping "Washington in check, working to block an intrusive federal government from meddling in our personal lives and preventing the heavy-hand of government from stifling small businesses in Texas."

Abbott, however, made no mention of his political future. Tom Pauken, Perry's onetime appointee to the Texas Workforce Commission, is already seeking the GOP gubernatorial nomination.

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I hope he has been working on his message and presentation. He would make a decent choice for a Presidential nominee if he can do better than he did in '12. He has done some great pro freedom, pro free market stuff since he ran for POTUS.

Quote: Frank Cannon wrote in post #2

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I hope he has been working on his message and presentation. He would make a decent choice for a Presidential nominee if he can do better than he did in '12. He has done some great pro freedom, pro free market stuff since he ran for POTUS.

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Quote: Sanguine wrote in post #3

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Unfortunately, and in a deal breaker for me, he is also pro-illegal immigration.

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A lot of people don't take it seriously enough. Texas is a state that could slip away like Virginia.

http://abcnews.go.com/ABC_Univision/Poli...ory?id=18302657

Quote: se_ohio_conservative wrote in post #5

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A lot of people don't take it seriously enough. Texas is a state that could slip away like Virginia.

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It happened to California.