Neither is joining the race.
The two women joining the race are little known.
Candidates joining the race now without their own fortune would have to start raising money quickly.
Today, joining politics increasingly means joining the race for money, power and influence.
Asked if Perry is indeed joining the race, Miner said, "Yes".
In 2007, Mr. Thompson's campaign fizzled quickly — his poll numbers after joining the race never matched those before joining it.
Since joining the race for president she has exhibited a flair for organisation and a political cunning above the ordinary.
And virtually the entire GOP political establishment has been trying to keep her from joining the race.
Adelaide in Australia, for example, recently said it was joining the race to become the world's first carbon neutral city.
"I guess they're joining the race," Deepak Talwar, director of Talwar Gallery in Manhattan, said of the society's plans.
He has given only two major policy speeches -- on tax cuts and education -- since joining the race.
