Are you claiming that the Governor of the State of Texas .... TEXAS .... for almost 11 years will not be "well known enough to win" in a genearal election that will not be held until one year and and five months from now?
Are you serious?
Such a ridiculous claim would not hold water even back in the days when news traveled by Pony Express.
In the current GOP field of pathetically under-qualified Affirmative Action candidates (America says, "We won't be fooled again.") , somebody that imitated Ted Kennedy in a Massachusetts Senate race and two others from States they cannot remember, the only thing that the average voter needs to hear is:
"Governor of TEXAS for almost 11 years."
Instant credibility. Instant interest.
If you need one desperately, do you pick a surgeon by whether or not you currently know his name?
Who do you want operating on you?
This guy, Dr. Nick, whose name is very well known?
Or somebody whose name you do not yet know who "Has been the leading surgeon in the State of Texas for almost 11 years"?
"Ummm .... I think I'll go with Dr. Nick. I have seen his name on TV for years but I do not even know that other guy's name."
Let's take stock of the situation right now:
In the White House - A far-left wing, Marxist wannabe that many Americans voted for as a result of Affirmative Action reasons. If he had been a white male, his degree of experience would have been considered totally unacceptable but his skin color is Politically Correct.
Repblican Candidate A - Romney. Nuff said.
Repblican Candidate B - Is conservative but that is not necessarily a plus with the 71% of all voters that are not Republican. Has been in Congress since 2007. If she were a white male, her degree of experience would be considered totally unacceptable but she is female and cute.
Repblican Candidate C - Is conservative but that is not necessarily a plus with the 71% of all voters that are not Republican. Has never won a single elected office but he was the CEO of a national pizza chain. If he were a white male, his degree of experience would be considered totally unacceptable but his skin color was Politically Correct.
Repblican Candidate D - Newt Gingrich. Nuff said.
Repblican Candidate E - Ron Paul. Nuff said.
Repblican Candidate F & G - Paw-something and ... and .... What was his name? I have a hard time remembering. So does the rest of America.
The Repblican Teaser Candidate - Is not really a candidate because she refuses to declare. According to polls, 8% of voters support her. However, polls also show that, even if she were to declare as a candidate and win the GOP nomination, 65% of all voters say that they will "definitely NOT" vote for her.
Let's just say that things are not looking good.
So, along comes a candidate that has been Governor of the Sate with the second highest population for almost 11 years and the economy in that State is one of the healthiest in the nation. For an America that made the Affirmative Action mistake once and regrets it, that is the opposite of an Affirmative Action candidate no matter his gender or skin color.
And, last but not least, a certain someone has stated that she "likes him" and that he is "a true conservative".
Governor Sarah Palin's Endorsement of Governor Rick Perry
"That's why I am supporting Governor Rick Perry for re-election. He does what is right regardless of whether it is popular. He walks the walk of a true conservative. And he sticks to his guns – and you know how I feel about guns!" ...... Sarah Palin, January 17, 2009
Is Perry the best possible candidate? I'm not from Texas and I don't know too much about him yet. However, considering the candidate field above, Perry, until somebody better comes along, is the best chance to avoid the reelection of Barack Hussein Obama or the election of President Romney.
No matter how much you may adore them, America will NOT elect an Affirmative Action presidential candidate nominated by the GOP. If the GOP is foolish enough to nominate an Affirmative Action candidate, the American voters will reelect the Affirmative Action candidate that already has almost four years of Presidential experience under his belt.