Dallas, September 12 (RHC)-- Republican candidate Rick Perry has dropped out of the race to be U.S. president days before he was to be relegated once again to a second-tier debate. Perry, former Texas governor, announced on Friday that he was suspending his presidential campaign, making him the first to depart among the crowded Republican candidates.

Perry's struggling campaign, in addition to his failure to make the cut into the main Republican presidential debate last month, were perhaps the reasons behind his decision. However, he said that he shared this news with no regrets.

Despite his positive suspension announcement, Perry was having a hard time paying campaign staff in states with early contests like Iowa. This was not the first time Perry dropped out of presidential campaign as he also made the same decision in his first presidential bid in 2012 after a series of gaffes.

As an ex-military officer and governor of Texas for over a decade, he possessed a potential to be a top-tier contender for the Republican nomination. Among GOP candidates, Donald Trump is more likely to be selected as the Republican nominee, according to a poll released last Friday.

The Survey USA poll showed that Trump has beaten Senator Bernie Sanders by 44 percent to 40 percent; Vice President Joe Biden by 44 percent to 42 percent; and former Vice President Al Gore by 44 percent to 41 percent.