[sgfan1212]

I like Perry a lot. He just can’t think on his feet. How do you think he will fare against a hostile media and toe to toe with “the one”? I wish he were more articulate and didn’t have brain fog but he does. This just can’t happen. He is not going to get the nomination.

[Charles Henrickson]

Perry's problem is that he comes across as a dumb, fumble-mouthed Texan. He reminds voters of a previous dumb, fumble-mouthed Texan. That may work in Texas, but it doesn't play well in most of the rest of the country.

I agree with Perry on federalism, the Tenth Amendment, etc., and he may be a fine governor, but that perception--of his own making--is what he needs to overcome, and it may be too late.