Obama will be using the same remarks as you to discredit Perry. This will be the exact tactic and it won't work for him either. You have to work hard not to give the governor of
any state credit for the economy in that state, especially when he's been governor for 10 years
Do you actually think voters will say "oh gee, he's been governor of Texas for 10 years but Obama said he didn't do anything to generate those jobs"
Then Obama will say "Yeah but Texas has a weak Governors office,all the power rests in the Lt. Governor"
And Perry will say, yeah I was elected as the first Republican Lt. Governor ever elected in Texas.
By the way, alot those Democrats in Texas back in the 70's and 80's became Republicans during the Reagan revolution.
It's a valid argument though - do you really want somebody taking credit for something they don't deserve? The factors that make Texas such a success have existed long before Rick Perry was even born. It's why there were wars fought over Texas.
By the way, alot those Democrats in Texas back in the 70's and 80's became Republicans during the Reagan revolution.
Funny how Democrat Rick Perry didn't become a Republican until after Reagan was well on his way out of the White House, lol. Rick's got much more serious baggage than that. He supported a pro-abortion candidate for President in 2008 and plenty of people won't forgive supporting a pro-abortion candidate for President, and those people will turn out in the primaries.