With Real Clear Politics’ poll results showing a measly .8 percent support it should not surprise anyone that Perry is submitting defeat. Despite the initial vigor and optimism for his campaign, Perry becomes the first of 17 Republican nominees to drop out of the race. After serving 14 years as the governor of Texas, Perry was hopeful he could rally donors and drop a lot of freedom/small-government vernacular all the way up to Pennsylvania Avenue.

The video below was released by Rick Perry in February and serves as a good example of the tone of Rick Perry's campaign and his main political message.

Despite Perry’s goals for presidency, he announced his withdrawal at the Eagle Forum Conference in Saint Louis, Missouri. Before fading off into political irrelevance, he called for the importance of states rights which has been a cornerstone of his campaign and also cautioned voters of the legitimacy of the current front - runner, Donald Trump.

This news is important to current political culture because this will likely set the stage for other nominees to drop out of the race in the following weeks. I predict Bobby Jindal and Lindsey Graham (both polling below Perry with only .3% support) are likely to follow in Perry’s footsteps by dropping out soon in order to consolidate the nomination pool and prevent the waste of donors monetary investment in failed campaigns.

While .8 percent of America might be upset with the political failure of Rick Perry, the general populace (myself included) is most likely pleased with the prospect of not having Rick Perry in the Oval Office.