- Meet the New Rick Perry—Is He the Same as the Old Rick Perry? -- Many pundits give the Texas governor slim odds in 2016 after his disastrous presidential run in 2012. Maybe they're missing something. http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/08/meet-the-new-rick-perryis-he-the-same-as-the-old-rick-perry/375571/ 7 comments politics