Perry is still kind of a blank page to most people outside of Texas, so I’ve been trying to learn up on him.
The more I learn, the more I feel he has the same achille’s heel that GW Bush had—from a conservative perspective he’s great on some things, but awful on other things.
Should he get into the race, I think he’ll split the establishment vote (Romney’s, Huntsman’s, & Pawlenty’s base). I don’t see him gathering much in the way of Tea Party support.
If you think any candidate will be one you agree with 100%, or vice versa, you are being unrealistic.