The left did not destroy R Perry. He did himself in by being himself. And I live in TX and am not for Ron Paul or Mitt.
One unifying issue propounded by the Tea Party is that people take responsibility for their own actions. Perry is an epic fail in that regard.
He went so far as to tell Fla conservatives, "we don't need the smoothest debater." He actually believed conservatives would buy into that. Course his con job would have been different had he not committed political suicide at the debate.
THE FACTS ARE THESE: Perry's candidacy was torpedoed by his own massive ego. He thumbed his nose at his country and its citizenry, labeling those who disagreed with him on in-state tuition as "heartless."
The inference was that only the egocentric Perry was Truly Worthy (b/c only he had sucked up to Mexico).
That may fly in cattle country-----but airhead Perry needs to know he's not in Texas anymore.