Governor Rick Perry, the longest-serving governor in Texas history, made waves with his recent announcement that he will not seek gubernatorial re-election next year, though he left open the possibility that he may run for the United States Presidency again. His departure sets the stage for the biggest political scramble in Texas history since they day Perry assumed the governorship in 2000 when George W. Bush resigned to become President.
Over a 12 tenure as the Chief Executive of Texas, Perry made it no secret that he used the power of the office to reward political and financial allies with
executive appointments, but somehow Perry never faced much pressure over this tendency.
A recent article by The Texas Tribune’s Jim Henson and Joshua Blank analyzes recent poll results to explain how Ricky Perry’s ethics encountered a generally positive public opinion despite his questionable use of executive power. The article,
which is actually a pretty compelling read, ties its explanation to Texans’ partisan
preferences and contextualizes its analysis in terms of a possible Perry for
President 2016 bid — in a word, Rick Perry would face much greater pressure to
explain his executive style before an American rather than Texas electorate.
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