New poll finds that Rick Perry would trounce Ron Paul, other GOP presidential contenders in Texas

Houston Chronicle ^ | July 8, 2011 | not stated

[Clairity]

Thirty-one percent of poll respondents in the PPP survey said they want Perry to be the Republican nominee, more than double the number who said they would vote for former Massachusetts Gov. Romney. Only 15 percent said Romney would take their vote in the primary.

Tea Party favorite Rep. Michele Bachmann was the first choice of 11 percent of Texas Republicans - the only other candidate to crack double digits.

In the recently poll, conservative voters strongly packed Perry with 34 percent of those self-identified voters saying they would cast a ballot for their governor.

[Clairity]

Republicans are starting to realize that Perry is a conservative and he is the only potential GOP candidate who can beat Obama, which should be the most important criteria in choosing the GOP candidate.

[Clairity]

Perry Watch: Republican Governors Association raises record amount under Rick Perry’s leadership

http://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/2011/07/perry-watch-republican-governors-association-raises-record-amount-under-rick-perrys-leadership/

The Republican Governors Association raised $22.1 million since the beginning of 2011 — further evidence of the fundraising prowess of Texas Gov. Rick Perry.

The fundraising figure is almost $10 million more than the Republican Governors Association raised in the first halves of 2009 and 2007.

[Vaquero]

Perry??? He is the best of the worst....a slightly more conservative RINO but a RINO none the less.

but he does not hold a candle to Bachmann, Palin, Cain, or McCotter.

and your statement “ he is the only potential GOP candidate who can beat Obama” is like saying “John Anderson” or “Howard Baker” is the only candidate who can beat Jimmy Carter in 1980....that Reagan is tooooo Conservative for America. If there is a time to bring in a hard core Conservative it is NOW!

[Lakeshark]

and he is the only potential GOP candidate who can beat Obama

There are supporters of several other candidates that make that claim for their choice. I actually think several candidates could beat him (unfortunately maybe even Romney).

I know someone who voted for McCain because the MSM published polls that showed he was the only one who could beat Hillary.

All I'm saying is that's an overused line.......

[cripplecreek]

Don’t stub your toe on that hurdle Ricky. LOL

[cripplecreek]

Agreed, pretty much everyone in the race could beat Obama.

[Clairity]

Palin is not running and Bachmann, Cain, or McCotter have no chance of beating Romney. Romney would lose to Obama (and your other mentioned candidates would too, should they get the GOP nomination by some miracle).

Obama is going to pull out all the stops, he may be beatable, but not easily beatable, we need a strong candidate with a record, which Perry has, none of the others do.

It’s time to wake up and smell reality.

[CPT Clay]

Ron Paul would be trounced... I know you are heartbroken, Allegra.

[Lakeshark]

*Sigh*

I'm hoping we're right, this guy has to be beaten and all those he put in be rooted out of the gumbmint.......

It's a first principle.

[cripplecreek]

Bachmann coming up on FOX and Friends.

[Vaquero]

Bachmann is currently ahead of Romney in the Zogby poll.
it is too early to count out Palin.

your logic is not sound.

It sounds like you are just another ‘Shill for Perry’ and other main stream republicans like Perry and McCain.

[snowrip]

No Thanks.

If “conservative” means being a globalist, amnesty-supporting, AGW-worshipping RINO who once ran AL Gore’s campaign, then I must be misunderstanding the new definition of the term.

[samtheman]

Ron Paul has a limited group (limited in many ways) of hard-core supporters. His poll numbers might occasionally fluctuate a little higher than that hard-core group of limited individuals, but never very much higher. Ron Paul has about as much chance of winning the Republican nomination in 2012 as he had in 2008.

[call meVeronica]

It should be apparent there is an issue when the media isn't attacking him but talking about how great he'll do against the others.

Perry isn't conservative he's an avid politician who as governor will ultimately do what the conservative populace of Texas wants him to do. After watching him closely I truly see he will be another GW Bush.

[snowrip]

Bachmann is beating Wrongney in the latest polls.

Moreover, if Wrongney wins the nomination, 40% of the base will stay home.

Perry is Bush 2.0... and everyone knows where that got us, which is why conservatives are most assuredly NOT “starting to realize Perry is a conservative”. He is a deal-making, finger-in-the-wind politician, which is exactly what America DOES NOT NEED.

[snowrip]

Beat me by six seconds!

[Clairity]

I highly recommend you read Polybius’ excellent analysis based on facts in these two posts on another thread:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2743202/posts?page=22#22

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2743202/posts?page=27#27

[Clairity]

Let’s see, Bush vs Obama, yes, let’s just stick with Obama... is that your point?

[truthfreedom]

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/special/07/legislature/4535418.html
Perry’s vaccination order still stoking fires

AUSTIN — Blowback continued at the Capitol on Wednesday over Gov. Rick Perry’s order mandating
that schoolgirls be vaccinated against a sexually transmitted disease linked to cervical cancer.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/special/07/legislature/4528909.html

Critics rip Perry’s vaccine mandate
Governor rejects opponents’ calls to reverse order

AUSTIN — Gov. Rick Perry stood firm Monday against a political firestorm generated by his
order that sixth-grade girls be inoculated against a sexually transmitted virus linked to cervical cancer.

Social conservatives from Texas to Washington called on Perry to reverse his order making
Texas the first state to require the vaccine, saying the mandate makes sex seem permissible
and that parents should be the ones to decide whether to immunize their daughters.
And several Texas lawmakers expressed outrage at Perry for circumventing the legislative process.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/26/us/26texas.html

The vaccine, Gardasil, is manufactured by Merck, which was represented in Austin by the
lobbyist Mike Toomey, who was chief of staff for Mr. Perry from 2002 to 2004.

[deport]

That Paul fellar's results from the 2008 primary race:

Race Summary Report

2008 Republican Party Primary Election

3/4/2008

RACE	NAME	PARTY	CANVASS VOTES	PERCENT
President/Vice-President
	Hugh Cort	REP	728	0.05%
	Rudy Giuliani	REP	6,038	0.44%
	Mike Huckabee	REP	518,002	38.02%
	Duncan Hunter	REP	8,222	0.60%
	Alan Keyes	REP	8,260	0.60%
	John McCain	REP	697,767	51.21%
	Ron Paul	REP	66,360	4.87%
	Mitt Romney	REP	27,264	2.00%
	Fred Thompson	REP	11,503	0.84%
	Hoa Tran	REP	604	0.04%
	Uncommitted	REP	17,574	1.29%
			-----------
		Race Total	1,362,322