Rick Perry didn't take very long to "reassess" his campaign. He's on to South Carolina! It's common political knowledge that South Carolina votes very conservatively. But Perry has no chance after coming in so far behind in Iowa, in combination with his gaffs in the debates. But what Perry will likely do is to splinter, ever so much more, the conservative/evangelical vote in South Carolina. That will make it more likely that Romney, even if he doesn't win, won't come out too damaged.

But why is Rick Perry trying to help Romney? Maybe it's because they are both tools of big money and big corporations?