Posted on 06/16/2011 2:21:37 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
NEW YORK — When George W. Bush left office, countless pundits proclaimed — if not in so many words — that it would be a chilly July in Dallas before Americans sent another Texan to the White House.
And sure enough, that argument is prominent in discussion of Gov. Rick Perry's potential presidential bid.
But with Republicans still searching for a front-runner, and Perry flirting with a run, Texas fatigue may prove less enduring than predicted.
"Why not? Listen, anything's better than Obama," said Philip Ragusa, the Republican chairman in Queens, just across the river from Manhattan, where Perry headlined a GOP dinner Tuesday.
After chatting with the governor, Ragusa — his New York accent as thick as Perry's West Texas drawl — came away impressed.
"It doesn't matter where a person comes from, and this person seems to have a stellar record," he said.
A NBC News/Wall Street Journal survey released Wednesday showed Perry in fourth place among registered Republican voters nationwide — ahead of several candidates who have actually joined the race.
Mitt Romney, making his second run for president, led the pack at 30 percent, with Sarah Palin — the party's last vice presidential nominee—at 14 percent. Pizza executive Herman Cain nudged past Perry with 12 percent, though he has already been in two televised presidential debates.
Perry drew 8 percent, a tick ahead of Rep. Ron Paul, a fellow Texan who entered this race, his third, with a nationwide following.
That suggests Texas fatigue may not be a huge issue in the GOP nominating contest. Even though some Republicans remain sour on Bush, for them, Texas remains a place where the economy has done well because conservatism is triumphant.
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Texas conservatives will absolutely cripple a Perry campain.
Maybe if he tries governing conservatively till 2016 he could convincingly turn from his socialist record.
Goodhair was bought, and he stayed bought throughout the fiasco.
Neither you nor anyone else are selling anyone the ludicrous assertion that he simply gave up on it - it was put down with him kicking and screaming to the end.
41 and 43 aren’t even REAL Texans, just wanna-bees.
LBJ would of never been president had not JFK been assassinated.
Perry born, raised, schooled and elected in Texas.
Like they did in the last gubernatorial race?
Debra Medina was not a good campaigner.
Get over it.
Hang around. You make good sense!
No sale.
LLS
“LBJ — Well, that wasn’t planned.”
Are we sure about that?
Yes.
FR needs to rally around true conservatives like DeMint and Palin.
I hate misconceptions. <);)
The “official” number is 37% but the Wall Street Journal (or one of it’s writers) calculates the “actual” number at 48%.
Whatever it is there are two different relationships between economies and toilets in the United States of America:
Texas is out of the toilet.
The rest of the country is in the toilet.
But she was (and undoubtedly is) still a supporter—just a weary one.
The “official” number is 37% but the Wall Street Journal (or one of it’s writers) calculates the “actual” number at 48%.
Whatever it is there are two different relationships between economies and toilets in the United States of America:
Texas is out of the toilet.
The rest of the country is in the toilet.
You are right. Here is SE Texas, I see help wanted signs all over the place.
Well.........
I couldn’t say.
The last Texas governor was a disaster.Wow. That's an extremely intelligent and thoughtful way to judge a candidate. Whether or not he comes from the SAME STATE as someone else who you don't like.
Why didn't I think of that???
Brilliant!!!
And I'm being serious here. Not sarcastic a bit. Not even one teeny, tiny bit. Honest!!!!!!
LBJ was planned, but not by the voters. Not his selection as VP, that’s for sure. That was an inside job with the Kennedy’s succumbing to the pressure of J Edgars secret Kennedy files. At least that’s what I believe.
If voters believed Mr. Perry could turn the economy around,
I don’t think they’d care about his accent. Heck, look at the
RINOs running. One is in a cult, has supported gay rights,
abortion, government mandates and looks constipated - and is
referred to as the front-runner...
I’d pick Perry over the others in the race today.
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