Rick Perry For President, Will He Run [Poll]

There has been talk of Texas Governor Rick Perry running for President for a while now, but Perry has said many times that he doesn't plan on running for President. Well, speculation is back and I still believe that Perry is considering a run. Real Clear Politics stirred the GOP pot yesterday claiming that sources close to Perry are claiming he might run. This from RCP:

A Texas pol who is close to Perry has been telling a few key strategists that the nation's longest-serving governor sees a vacuum and is waiting to be summoned into the race. This source believes that could happen by late summer. Without fellow Southerners Haley Barbour or Mike Huckabee in the race -- and with Newt Gingrich's early troubles raising further doubts about the current lineup -- there could be a glaring niche for Perry to fill.

According to another well-connected Republican, at least one Perry confidant has been very quietly making inquiries about the political terrain in the nation's first voting state of Iowa. A third Perry associate, RCP has learned, has been heralding a small contingent of Iowans with the time-tested line that is often used by would-be candidates who are leaving their options open: "Keep your powder dry."

Do you think Rick Perry will run? Should he? Answer our LFN Poll of the Day below.