governor of florida. scott walker, the sitting governor of wisconsin. mike huckabee, former governor of arkansas. new to politics, ben carson, a neuro surgeon. ted cruz, senator from texas. marco rubio, senator from florida, rand paul from kentucky, and two sitting governors, chris christie of new jersey and john kasich from ohio. and it is that tenth slot that is kind of the upset if you will. because rick perry, the former governor of texas, the longest serving governor in texas history, was very much hoping to be on this debate stage for a whole host of reasons but most recently because he was the guy most adamant and most vocal about taking on donald trump as a cancer on conservatism. he is not going to be on the stage with him now. >> any surprises? >> rick perry is the biggest surprise. as up, the longest serving in texas. rick santorum also ran for president in 2012, was the last