I think he'd make a great President, but this will definitely hurt his chances of being the GOP nominee.
Rick Perry: Despite Indictment, 'We're Moving Right Along' On 2016 PlansFormer Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) said the felony charges he's facing in court aren't derailing his potential 2016 plans.
"We're moving right along," Perry said at a press conference on Wednesday.
Perry said he would make an announcement about his 2016 plans in the "May-June timetable."
On Tuesday, a judge refused to dismiss charges against Perry on constitutional grounds. But Perry said he's "confident" he'll successfully fight the charges...
...Perry was indicted in August on charges of abuse of official power and coercion of a public servant. He is accused of publicly threatening — then making good on — a 2013 veto of $7.5 million in state funding last year for a public corruption division within the office of Travis County District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg. That came after Lehmberg, a Democrat, refused to resign following a conviction and jail time for drunken driving...
...Perry has spent more than $1.1 million of his campaign funds on his defense...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/28/rick-perry-indictment-2016_n_6563900.html
