Two birds, meet one stone.
Rick Perry, who saw his fortunes turn after the last closely-watched televised presidential debate in Florida, was among the first candidates to bail on a future Sunshine State debate that was scheduled to come just days before the Florida primary. Not only is Perry saving himself some potential embarrassment by deciding to boycott the Univision-sponsored debate, he’s also throwing some support behind Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) with the move, giving him a chance to say in the good graces of one of the GOP’s brightest stars.All-in-all, a smooth move by Team Perry.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=106300