According to Politico, Texas Governor Rick Perry will officially enter the race for president this Saturday.

Citing unnamed sources familiar with the plan, Politico reports that the governor will use a speech at the RedState conference in South Carolina to "remove any doubt about" his plans to run for the Republican nomination.

This is the first mainstream media report of its kind regarding Perry's 2012 intentions. The governor has long been rumored to be considering a run for the White House, since meeting and speaking to Republicans and party officials in California and New Hampshire...