VIDEO: Perry Hints at 2016 Run

Texas Gov. Rick Perry last week hinted at a potential second run for the presidency during an interview at CPAC. 

The minute and half chat with politicos from the Florida political website Shark Tank was mainly focused on job creation in Texas and sometime snarky battles Perry had been having lately with other governors, including Rick Scott, the Republican from Florida, and Jerry Brown, a California Democrat.

When asked about running for re-election in Texas next year, Perry said he would have an announcement in June. Perry then stated, "And then, probably sometime, later in the year, about 2016,” while raising both his eyebrows and smiling.

Concord backers of Perry say they haven’t heard anything about another run yet.

Kerry Marsh, a former coordinator for Perry and the new head of the Concord City Republicans, said she hadn’t heard anything from anyone.

“No one has talked to me,” she said.

WKXL owner and former U.S. Sen. a big land for Perry in the endorsement category in 2011, said he hadn't heard anything either.

Views of whether Perry should run again were both positive and negative though. 

Former Concord City Councilor Robert Washburn said the candidate “proved himself not ready for prime time” during his previous failed run.

“I don't think he can recover from it,” Washburn said. “Besides, he is a conservative and the lamestream media will bury him.”

Washburn added that there was only one potential Republican candidate “capable of creating the organization and financing a billion dollar campaign” –former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush. He added that the GOP seemed to have “a full stable of potential candidates” while the Democrats “have only Granny Clinton.”

Humphrey was more optimistic. 

"I continue to feel Governor Perry has a good understanding of what it takes to promote opportunity, prosperity and happiness, namely, limited government," he said in an email. "The economy of Texas testifies to the merits of leadership that puts a priority on limiting the power and expense of government."

Perry made a big splash during in 2011 late in the primary season, with heavy-hitters, like former judge and 2nd Congressional District U.S. Rep. Chuck Douglas, convincing him to jump into the race and others like Humphrey touting Perry's life story.

However, after an initial burst, Perry's campaign never really caught on and  left many looking elsewhere. He ended up finishing sixth in the primary with about 1 percent of the turnout (less than 1,800 votes). 

"To this day, I cannot explain Governor Perry's stumble in the 2012 Primary campaign," Humphrey added. "He seemed to lose his way for some inexplicable reason."