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On Tuesday, July 9, 2013, Texas Monthly published an article announcing the future of Governor Rick Perry, as he will not be running for re-election in 2014. Rick Perry has been the longest running governor in Texas history since 2000.  According to Texas Monthly, Rick Perry has exhausted all of his political power, as he cannot shake down the lobby any more. He has lost votes among the republican voters in recent surveys. As governor Perry’s announced that he would not run for governor, he fails to mentioned anything about his future plans.

The big questions are, what is Rick Perry’s future? And what is he going to run for if he is not going to run for governor? If he decides to run for president again he will be faced with a lot of obstacles. Even though Rick Perry was fortunate to govern Texas in a period that the state experience an economical growth and lower numbers of unemployed citizens than the national average, there are lots of things that governor Perry did in his career as a governor that will be the make it or brake it, decision when some decide to vote for him in the future for whatever he runs for. What ever the future brings to the famous Governor Rick Perry, citizens of Texas and the country will have their eyes upon him.

I recommend reading this article, as it is important for us as citizens to be able to be informed of why and what will be the future of future former governor as this may affect us.