Second, I do not trust Perry on social issues. His pandering to the Texas Succession movement was so blatant as to be comical.
Third, IMHO the country will not elect another Texan for sometime to come.
By that argument, the country won’t elect any republican form time to come. People will choose between Obama’s record vs the selected opponent, regardless of where he/she is from. Love to watch so many here buy the leftist lines about Texas. I’d say most conservatives and a lot of independents not only would vote for a Texan, but have thought about moving TO Texas because it seems to be the only sane place in the country right now.