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  • Is Perry more electable than Romney?

    09/15/2011 11:04:30 AM PDT · by Cincinatus' Wife · 96 replies
    Standard-Examiner ^ | September 15, 2011 | Matt Mackowiak
    GOP regulars claim the "electability argument" will deliver the Republican nomination to Mitt Romney. They say things like, "Mitt Romney can win the general election by appealing to the middle. Rick Perry can't win in the suburbs of Philadelphia and Milwaukee." Simple enough -- but wrong. Romney's no stronger on this front than Perry, the frontrunner in the polls. The core reasons: Perry's support among the party's base, and his strength on the key issues of the economy and job creation. Based on what we know today, next November's election will be decided on the economy and as a referendum...