Perry set to throw South Carolina to Romney.

[RandySF]

Contrary to suggestions last night, Rick Perry tweets he's not dropping out of the presidential race after all:

"And the next leg of the marathon is the Palmetto State...Here we come South Carolina!!!"

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2012/01/04/perry_says_hes_still_running.html

[WI_DEM]

1. Really? he went home to reassess and decided to keep going?

[Frances]

2. Please explain the heading to your post

How is Perry competing against Romney in SC throwing SC to Romney?

[SaintPete]

6. If Perry and Bachmann are out, the Southern Religious vote

falls to Santorum.

With Perry in, he'll pull a percentage of Rick's vote -- conceivably enough to hand Romney the lead

[cthulu2016]

3. Fred Thompson

[MoonRiver]

4. Is he going to skip New Hampshire?

I don't get this guy.

[Proud Public Servant]

5. It's not a bad strategy

He has no prayer in NH. On the other hand, SC's primary is all about the evangelical base, with whom he has a lot of cred. It's true that he'll have to battle Santorum for their support, but Santorum is a Catholic and there are fewer places where Catholicism plays less well than in the SC GOP. If he's going to make a last stand, SC is the obvious place.

[RonSunn]

8. Bill Kristol suggests Santorum and Perry should make a call to

Palin, Christie and Jeb Bush

I swear he said that LOL

[Change Happens]

9. Unless, he gets about 1% or less of the votes there...They (SC) know he is finished!

Someone like him will end up endorsing Santorum, no? Michelle batshit will also endorse Santorum, they will gang up on Willard Mitt...