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This R&D provides resources on former Texas Governor Rick Perry’s decision to withdraw from the 2016 Republican presidential primary.  Perry announced his decision on Friday and he is the first Republican presidential candidate to drop out of the race.  Although he was once considered a frontrunner for the Republican nomination in 2012, Perry never made significant traction in 2016 campaign.  Pundits believe that his inability to acquire high poll ratings illustrates the smothering effect that Donald Trump’s candidacy is having on the ability of other Republican contenders to be heard.