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Perry bows out, and then there were 4

Endorses Gingrich as the best hope for conservatives

By Glen Johnson

 |  Globe Staff  

  January 20, 2012

Texas Governor Rick Perry, who entered the 2012 Republican presidential race with sky-high expectations but quickly stammered his way back to earth, summoned an eloquence he often eluded him on the trail as he ended his campaign yesterday and endorsed Newt Gingrich. In the process, Perry did his best to rally conservatives for one final assault on frontrunner Mitt Romney, who has faced a long list of declared and prospective rivals but succeeded in fending them off one-by-one.

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