The university’s president was fired to make room for the governor. An invitation by his hand-picked Board of Regents to lead Texas A&M would provide Perry with “a gracious exit” (source’s words) in the face of the almost-unanimous withdrawal of support by major GOP donors and Kay Bailey Hutchison’s huge early lead in a potential match-up.
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