He has a great track record governing Texas, creating jobs and economic gains.

His 14-year tenure included balanced budgets, 2.2 million jobs created, and signed or sponsored legislation that cut taxes 75 times during that period.

Rick Perry may say he’s dropped out, but don’t write him off…he can get back in.

For all the popularity of Trump, bottom line is…voters want a fighter. They don’t care about anything other than the fact he’s willing to vocalize what so many are feeling.

Gov. Perry should take a page out of that book.

Because, while Donald Trump may talk a good game, he has little in the way of personal history to show he’ll ever walk that talk.

Trump rarely gets into the weeds, using bluff and bravado to carry the day. And if ambiguity triumphs over substance this early in a campaign, others can do that too.

Early polling be damned…

We encourage Rick Perry to re-calibrate, roll up his sleeves, and come out swinging.

(The sooner, the better.)