Essentially what you are saying is that Perry isn’t ready for prime time. His national stage presence is not the same as his Texas stage presence where he appears invincible. If he can’t hack it, it’s on him. No one was more anticipated than rick perry...except maybe Sarah. he had everything in his favor. he blew it and no one else.
No one has won or lost the nomination yet. It is still early. I feel that Mitt Romney thinks it is his to lose, but he has changed his positions too many times to appeal to many conservatives. I would judge a person by his or her record, and what he or she has done. I do not think that the best debater would necessarily be the best president. I vote for the person who I think is closest to the core values I hold, and I think has a chance to be elected, not the one who is the best debater.