Former Texas governor Rick Perry's presidential campaign has hit a rough patch in fundraising and is now an all-volunteer staff operation. Perry, who failed to make the first-tier presidential debate last Thursday, and who failed to impress in the bottom tier debate, is now running a bare-bones campaign, with reduced travel and other expenses.  But his super-PAC is doing well, with $17 million in the bank.  While they cannot directly contribute to the Perry campaign, they can run ads and staff "get out the vote" organizations in the early states. Washington Post: Perry campaign manager Jeff Miller told staff last Friday, the day after the first Republican presidential debate, that they would no longer be paid and are free to look for other jobs -- and, so far at least, most aides have stuck with Perry -- according to this Republican. "As the campaign moves along, tough decisions have to be made in respect to both monetary and time...(Read Full Post)