Rick Perry: Won't Rule Out Third-Party Run With Brokered Convention

Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry Thursday would not rule out his re-entering the Republican presidential race if a brokered convention occurred in Cleveland in July.

"The fact of the matter is I think this campaign, if there is an odd twist to it, it will be that no one gets enough of the nomination, gets enough of the delegates to get the nomination, and you go to a brokered convention," Perry, who dropped out of the nomination sweepstakes in June, told Erin Burnett on CNN. "At that particular point in time, it's a whole new ballgame for everyone."

"That could be a new ballgame for you," Burnett said.

"Everyone," Perry responded.

Perry, the 14-year governor who now supports Ted Cruz for the nomination, was responding to a Twitter post from conservative talk-radio host Erick Erickson, saying that he would support a third-party bid by Perry.

Rick Perry for President running as the first leader of the 21st century version of the Federalist Party. I like the sound of that.

— Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) February 26, 2016

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