I feel the same way. I like where he's at on the role of govt and where power should reside. I think he is steadily improving in the debates. Also, I think the slippage Gingrich is experiencing is an indication of how important organization and dollars are.
If Perry doesn't end up with the nomination I wonder if any of the other candidates can beat obama. Here's my thinking.
Romney loses 20% of the Pub base and enthusiasm is down because of his pro-abortion support as Gov and Romneycare. obama is able to paint Romney as the evil wall street capitalist who's out of touch with people. Obama wins.
Gingrich is a great orator and beats the pants off of obama in debates. However, married women with children are not strong supporters of a confessed adulterer. Also, obama plays up the inside DC influence peddling of Gingrich especially representing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Then the out of touch with the "working man" argument is cemented with the Tiffany's credit line. The race is probably a toss up.
Paul loses because he's out of his mind on foreign policy.
Perry beats obama big because he is the opposite of obama. He is a successful executive of the 2nd most populous state in the country and the 13th largest economy in the world. He wants govt brought under control and his history is that of a guy who gets things done. Also, his life story of growing up in rural America, going to a non-Ivy league school and serving in the military resonates with America.
I just wonder whether the establishment GOP understands who its base is anymore. They seem to fear the Tea Party more than the political Left does.
The question is: WHY???
In an earlier post, BillyBoy slams Perry because he was formerly a Democrat. Well, so what??? So was Ronald Reagan once, who, IIRC, famously explained that "he didn't leave the Democrat Party, the Democrat Party left him." Perhaps Perry's explanation would be the same as Ronaldus Magnus'....
Because I am more in tune with the Tea Party than I am with establishment Republicanism, I can say the same thing: When I changed my voter registration last summer, I didn't leave the GOP, the GOP left me.
I truly believe that the establishment GOP regards the Tea Party as a direct threat to its power. That is, it does not see the Tea Party as part of its "base" at all. This, to me, is suicidal.
FWIW.