Perry loses another Iowa staffer

[Attorney in Texas]

Source: The Hill

Rick Perry’s top Iowa staffer has jumped ship to Rick Santorum’s campaign, leaving the former Texas governor with just one paid staffer in the first nominating state.

Santorum’s team confirmed that Karen Fesler, Perry’s former Iowa co-chair, has joined its effort in the state after she spent 2012 running Santorum’s Missouri effort. ... Fesler’s departure comes one week after Perry lost another top Iowa staffer, Sam Clovis, to the Trump campaign. Fesler had previously worked on Clovis’s brief 2014 Senate bid in Iowa.

It’s the latest in staffing woes for Perry, who reportedly stopped paying most of his campaign staff. The Des Moines Register reported on Monday that Perry now only has one paid staffer in Iowa.
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Perry jumped into the field looking to build on his brief 2012 campaign, when he shot up to as high as 38 percent nationally in late August, 2011, in a NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. But he crashed back down to Earth after a panned debate performance ... This cycle, he hasn’t eclipsed 5 percent at the polls nationally since October and is an essential lock to finish outside of the top 10 ahead of September’s CNN debate, polling between 1 and 2 percent.

Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/252346-perry-loses-another-iowa-staffer

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Na na na na na na na na hey hey hey goodbye!

[barbtries]

1. from one loser to another.

whatever.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. But does she think Santorum has a better chance than Perry?

[Attorney in Texas]

3. Maybe she thinks a check from the Santorum campaign has a better chance of not bouncing this month

[4139]

4. Jump from a rapidly sinking boat to one that's already sunk ?

[Le Taz Hot]

5. FROM Perry TO Santorum?

I guess Santorum is sinking less fast the Perry which keeps her working for another month or two.

[marble falls]

7. I know, Santorum?????

[snooper2]

11. She just didn't want to miss this last chance to get her frothy on

Not like Santorum would run AGAIN in the future

[Old Crow]

6. Perry needs to pack it in ASAP.

Does he really think his new eyeglasses will make voters forget his infamous "Oops!" moment?

[marble falls]

8. I want him to spend a bigger pile of other people's money first.

[Tobin S.]

9. I forgot both of those guys were still running.

I've heard even less about Santorum than I have Perry.

[Gothmog]

10. Goodhair can still stay in for a while due to super pac

Citizens United and Super pacs are allowing idiots like Goodhair to stay in a race long after their expiration dates

[Attorney in Texas]

12. Yes, Perry has the SuperPAC funds to drag this out a bit longer, but his staff has moved on and he

will not qualify for the next debate. At some point, he's going to have to move on.