--- title: Rick Perry Out of 2016 Republican Presidential Race description: Former Texas governor suspends campaign ahead of exit canonical: https://time.com/4032236/rick-perry-gop-suspends/ author: Zeke Miller article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-09-11T21:41:10.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-19T07:41:48.674Z article:section: Politics og:title: Rick Perry Out of 2016 Republican Presidential Race og:description: Former Texas governor suspends campaign ahead of exit og:url: https://time.com/4032236/rick-perry-gop-suspends/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0c010bbf7e26404a/6988635bcd1bba637d6fd240/rick-perry.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2560 og:image:height: 1440 og:image:alt: Republican Presidential Candidates Address 2015 Family Leadership Summit og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Rick Perry Out of 2016 Republican Presidential Race twitter:description: Former Texas governor suspends campaign ahead of exit twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0c010bbf7e26404a/6988635bcd1bba637d6fd240/rick-perry.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 video:duration: 02:12 video:published: 2015-08-06 section: politics topics: presidential campaign, national unity, American dream, Washington establishment, conservative politics, reform, economic opportunity, liberty genre: speech, campaign video tones: earnest, patriotic, combative, hopeful emotions: hope (high), pride (medium), defiance (medium) sentiment: positive audience: US voters, political news readers, conservative voters, campaign observers people: Speaker (unnamed Republican candidate) organizations: Republican Party content_suitability: politics [00:00-02:12] transcript_source: publisher captions transcript_reviewed: not applicable ---  # Rick Perry Out of 2016 Republican Presidential Race > Sponsored content. 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One of them has made appearances in 54 Hollywood films._ Description, summary, key points, chapters, key quotes, questions and transcript, where present, were produced automatically from the video or its captions and were not reviewed. ## Summary A short political speech delivered by a Republican candidate, with the audience responding through applause. The speaker calls for unity and working together, says the country is on a bad course, argues that reforms can work in a blue state like Wisconsin and across America, and describes the American dream as open to people of any background. He criticizes Republicans who have become part of the Washington establishment and urges conservatives to rise up in defense of liberty. ## Key points - The speaker says America needs change that can move the country from hope to higher ground. (00:04) - The speaker says the country needs someone who can make the United States brand great again. (00:16) - The speaker says Americans take care of each other, which is why the country is called the United States of America. (00:26) - The speaker says the country is on a very bad course and asks what will be done about it. (00:35) - The speaker says the country must work together again, not against each other. (00:48) - The speaker says his reforms can work in a blue state like Wisconsin and anywhere in America. (00:58) - The speaker says the son of a bartender and a maid can have the same dreams and future as those from power and privilege. (01:07) - The speaker says Republicans who have won have squandered their victories by becoming part of the Washington machine, and that he is not that person. (01:19) ## Chapters - [00:00 to 00:35] Calls for change and national greatness. The speaker calls for change that moves America from hope to higher ground and says the United States brand must be made great again. - [00:35 to 01:19] Unity and the American dream. The speaker urges Americans to work together, points to reforms working in Wisconsin, and describes an exceptional country where background does not limit dreams. - [01:19 to 02:12] Critique of Washington and call to conservatives. The speaker criticizes Republicans who join the Washington machine, calls on conservatives to rise up for liberty, and promises a brighter future for America. ## Key quotes - [00:04] Speaker: "Now we need the kind of change that really could get America from hope to higher ground!" - [00:26] Speaker: "Americans, we take care of each other. That's why we're called the United States of America." - [00:48] Speaker: "This country needs to work together again, not against each other." - [01:07] Speaker: "I live in an exceptional country where the son of a bartender and a maid can have the same dreams, and the same future as those who come from power and privilege." - [01:19] Speaker: "Too often, when Republicans have won, We've squandered our victory by becoming part of the Washington machine." ## Questions this video answers - What kind of change does the speaker say America needs? [00:04] - What does the speaker say about the state of the country's course? [00:35] - Why does the speaker say Americans must work together? [00:48] - Can the speaker's reforms work in a blue state? [00:58] - What does the speaker say about opportunity for people from different backgrounds? [01:07] - What does the speaker say Republicans have done wrong after winning? [01:19] ## Content suitability - politics [00:00-02:12]: Entire video is a political campaign speech with partisan claims about the Republican Party and Washington. by [Zeke Miller](https://time.com/author/zeke-j-miller/) ## Zeke Miller Sep 11, 2015 9:41 PM UTC  Former Texas Governor Rick Perry fields questions at The Family Leadership Summit at Stephens Auditorium in Ames, Iowa, on July 18, 2015. Former Texas Governor Rick Perry fields questions at The Family Leadership Summit at Stephens Auditorium in Ames, Iowa, on July 18, 2015. Scott Olson—Getty Images by [Zeke Miller](https://time.com/author/zeke-j-miller/) ## Zeke Miller Sep 11, 2015 9:41 PM UTC Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry became the first GOP candidate in a field of 17 to end his candidacy for the White House Friday. In a speech to the conservative Eagle Forum, Perry, who has been hamstrung by falling poll numbers and meager fundraising, announced he is suspending his presidential campaign. “Today I am suspending my campaign for the presidency of the United States,” Perry said. “We have a tremendous field – the best in a generation – so I step aside knowing our party is in good hands, and as long as we listen to the grassroots, the cause of conservatism will be too.” Perry, whose “oops” moment in a 2011 primary debate transformed him into a nationwide joke, had come along way since being forced to drop out in 2012 after poor showings in the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary. Perry prepared for the 2016 campaign by boning up on policy and allowing himself time to recover from a debilitating back injury that he said hampered his performance. But those efforts could not overcome the public’s first impression of his candidacy. “I share this news with no regrets,” Perry said. “It has been a privilege and an honor to travel this country, to speak with the American people about their hopes and dreams, to see a sense of optimism prevalent despite a season of cynical politics.” Perry’s exit is the surest sign yet that super PACs only go so far in the modern political era. Perry’s group, the Opportunity and Freedom PAC, raised millions to boost his candidacy, but Perry proved unable to raise traditional hard dollars from donors, making his candidacy untenable. His failure to make the primetime debate stage at last month’s Fox News primary debate in Cleveland only exacerbated the problems, and he was forced to ask his staff to work without pay. Soon after, his Iowa co-chair Sam Clovis decamped for Donald Trump’s campaign. Perry, meanwhile sought to gain attention by going after the bombastic GOP frontrunner. But the effort proved to be too little, too late. ## Transcript [00:00] [ MUSIC ] [00:04] Now we need the kind of change that really could get [00:07] America from hope to higher ground! [ APPLAUSE ] [00:11] We need somebody [00:16] that can take the brand of the United States [00:21] And make it great again. It's not great again. [00:26] Americans, we take care of each other. That's why [00:29] we're called the United States of America. [00:35] [ APPLAUSE ] Our country's on a very bad course, and [00:39] the question is, what are we going to do about it? [00:41] [ APPLAUSE ] We not only [00:45] can do it together, but we have to do it together. We [00:48] have no choice but to work together. This country [00:51] needs to work together again, not against each other. [00:54] [ APPLAUSE ] If our [00:58] reforms can work in a blue state like Wisconsin And [01:01] they can work anywhere in America. [ APPLAUSE ] I live [01:03] in an exceptional country where the [01:07] son of a bartender and a maid can have the same [01:12] dreams, and the same future as those who come from [01:14] power and privilege. [ APPLAUSE ] [01:19] Too often, when Republicans have won, We've [01:22] squandered our victory by becoming part of the [01:25] Washington machine. [ SOUND ] That's not who I am. [01:34] [ APPLAUSE ] Imagine millions of courage conservatives, [01:38] all across America, rising up together to say [01:42] in unison [ MUSIC ] We demand our liberty. [01:47] [ MUSIC ] And [01:51] the sun is going to rise to the [01:55] zenith in America again. I promise you it will happen. 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