Well, you have to consider Perry. Ambivalent as I am about this former democrat, he brings more success stories to the table than anybody else.
Yeah, he’s another Texan, but the anti-war LSM has completely dropped the attack now that zero owns the war.
I doubt another R senator will run this go-around.. that leaves Barbour, Huckabee (hurl), Sarah, Perry and Mitt. Whatever the Independents see in Mitt, they’ll see it 10X in Perry.
Sarah only said she’d run if nobody else credible stepped up. I think her support of Perry is pretty much in the bag.
That isn't what she said, and how is Romney, not a "hurl", but Huckabee is, and your personal preference is the less than conservative Rick Perry?
Palin is the choice of conservatives, and the four that you just named are not "credible".
Except for Sarah, I'd say. Perry certainly would kick Mitt's behind, I think. I doubt if the other usual suspects could best him in a primary, either.
But, he's said many times recently, that he's got no interest in running for president, and that he will not run. He sounds pretty firm about it, too. When asked, he never pauses, and answers with an unequivocal NO. I've heard him do that two or three times in interviews.
Now, this being Perry, that could turn around in another 6 to 8 months, but for now, I don't expect it will.
As far as whether Sarah will stay out if Perry jumps in, I don't know if she considers him to be what the doctor ordered at this time, or not. Perhaps she does, but I'm not convinced of it. She didn't look 100% certain when she spoke on his behalf during the gubernatorial primary. She looked a bit strained to me, and Rick looked kinda nervous, too. Not sure what's going on there, but the body language looked forced.
We'll see.