Rick Perry took himself out.
Rove had nothing to do with it.
*sigh*
Yes, that is true...
Yes and no. Rick Perry had a steep learning curve, it’s true. There’s no denying that. However, the “racial epithet” rock came out of no place and got traction in the media due to someone’s intervention.
Also, Perry was the best-funded conservative, so the attacks on his immigration ideas by Bachmann, Santorum, and Romney killed both him and, eventually, Romney.
Without the viciousness of the early attacks, Perry might have recovered once he figured out the ropes in terms of a presidential campaign. And he did figure it out.
Not only did Rove largely handle the backstabbing of Akin, but he piled on with Murdoch, and then he turned around and lost with his own moderate candidates.
In short, he ruined it for everybody. Almost as much as with Dick Morris, it makes you wonder whose side he’s really on.
What a weak weak field of candidates.
Mr. “Grandfather of 0bamacare”
Mr. “Two out of Three aint bad”
Mr. “the evils of birth control”
Mr. “eye out for wife #4”
Etc, etc. Very sad for our Republic that this is the best the GOP had with asperations of the Presidency.