I truly wish Perry had done better too. He was my guy, then by installments he lost me. What finally tore it for me was the Bain bashing stuff. (Maybe the reason Perry is so seemingly aghast at closures/ layoffs is that they’re SO RARE IN TEXAS. But he still lost me.)
Perry has an impressive record in Texas. On paper he is probably the most experienced and qualified candidate in the field. I supported him when he entered the race. I wish he had done better. His debate performances early on were awful, but he has improved somewhat. It is clear he is not the best communicator, but I still had hoped he might continue improving as a candidate and emerge. But now with this occupywallstreet shtick he’s got going with the “vulture capitalism”, well, Perry has completely lost me. Sorry, but the guy will be out of the race after South Carolina. He is not going to win over conservatives with this leftwing sounding nonsense. I assume he knows better but is just desperate, but it is really pathetic hearing Perry talk like this. Just really sad.