Update: Perry spokesman Mark Miner told her that everything is up in the air right now — but Perry is heading to New Hampshire next and then South Carolina. “This is all tentative,” Miner said, but he emphasized, “He never left the race.”

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Just hours after telling supporters he would return to Texas to reassess his presidential campaign, a tweet appeared on Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s personal Twitter feed saying “And the next leg of the marathon is the Palmetto State… Here we come South Carolina.”

The tweet included a picture of Perry wearing cold weather running gear on the banks of an unidentified body of water. There was no geolocation information included with the picture or the tweet, which was sent from a BlackBerry.

Rick Perry’s official Facebook fan page also confirmed the announcement, saying “The next leg of the marathon is the Palmetto State…Here we come South Carolina! Can we get 3,000 LIKES of support!?!”

Calls to the Perry campaign to confirm that the tweet is the governor’s have not been returned. Further confirmation was offered by Perry’s son, Griffin Perry, and Texas Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst both of whom tweeted that the governor was jumping back into the presidential contest.

Additionally, NBC News’ Carrie Dan reports that Perry is sending a staffer to Florida as well, the next major contest after South Carolina.

The Dallas Morning News’ Christy Hoppe tweeted that Griffin Perry, Rick Perry’s son, told her that Perry and his wife talked after he went on a morning jog to clear his head and they’ve decided to press on.

Perry placed a disappointing fifth place in the Iowa caucuses last night, receiving just 10 percent of the vote.

The South Carolina primary will be held Jan. 21.