August 2011
5 posts
BETA: Tracking the Perry Campaign
Once again, this is only a test.
CAMPAIGN 2012: Tracking the Polling
This is just a test. This is only a test.
Perry Announces White House Bid
Talk about stepping all over the Iowa Straw Poll, Gov. Rick Perry went to announce his presidential bid in South Carolina at a conference of conservative bloggers in Charleston. Here’s how it unfolded on Twitter. There was early anticipation throughout the Twittersphere (of Austin political reporters) for Perry’s announcement. “ Follow Austin Bureau Chief @pfikac for live updates from...
Perry for President
How the news of the Texas Governor announcing his campaign will launch on Saturday broke on Twitter, temporarily drowning out the news of another volatile day on Wall Street and overshadowing all of the GOP hopefuls in Iowa. FOX managed to tweet the obvious and called it an exclusive. Everyone in Texas had been reporting that Perry was going to enter the presidential field, it was just the date...
Warming Up to a Presidential Run
Gov. Rick Perry speaks to the National Conference of State Legislature just a couple of days before he’s expected to announce that he’s going to announce in South Carolina that he’s planning to seek the Republican nomination to run for the presidency. “ Good to see the ol’ Texas press corps again, awaiting @governorperry’s NCSL appearance. Almost everyone looks...
