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Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry's presidential campaign has stopped paying any campaign staff, according to CBS News.
Citing a source close to Perry's campaign, CBS reported that Perry's national campaign manager Jeff Miller, "told campaign staff on Friday that the only expenses moving forward would be for travel."
According to the CBS report, "Some will work on a volunteer basis, but Miller has given staffers the green light to look for jobs elsewhere."
Earlier, it was reported that the team in South Carolina was the only staff not getting paid.
South Carolina is the thrid state in Perry's three-state strategy to become a contender for the 2016 Republican nomination for president, The Austin American-Statesman reported.
"Pay is only one reason people do this," Katon Dawson, Perry's South Carolina state director, told National Journal. "We'll be able to live off the land for a while."
“As the campaign moves along, tough decisions have to be made in respect to both monetary and time-related resources,” said Miller. “Gov. Perry remains committed to competing in the early states and will continue to have a strong presence in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina. The governor is looking forward to his trips to South Carolina this Thursday and Iowa next week.”
“There are many people both in Austin and the early states continuing to work to elect Rick Perry as president,” Miller said.
The Associated Press reported that Perry raised only $1 million in the first four weeks after officially entering the race on June 4.
Perry-aligned super PACs have raised about $17 million and said they can keep the campaign funded through the Iowa caucuses in February, the AP reported.
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