1. Perry was polling very well in these states even before he entered the race or did any campaigning.
2. If Perry and Palin are both in, the conservative vote will be continuously split from state to state as it was in 2008.
In the same way that dynamic made McCain the "default" nominee 2008, it will work very much to Willard Romney's advantage.
2. If Perry and Palin are both in, the conservative vote will be continuously split from state to state as it was in 2008.
In the same way that dynamic made McCain the “default” nominee 2008, it will work very much to Willard Romney’s advantage
I have said this over and over here. I usually get lit up like Bagdad Circa 2003 for my efforts, but we are both correct. Too many conservative candidates will split support and nominate Mitt by default. I will not settle on one yet but I plan to soon. If Sarah is not in the race (possible announcement on September 3rd) soon, I’m going with Perry. If she waits a couple more months and jumps in, TFB.
Looks like all the corporate welfare is paying off for Ricardo P.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2767354/posts
I think Perry will win NC. That being said the NC primary occurs so late in the calendar, the GOP nominee will probably be decided already.
Then it seems that for the good of the country, Perry should drop out.
Our country needs Palin as our President, not Perry.
Well if Perry is the Romney killer we were all hoping for, which it appears he is, then I am all for him. If we can knock Myth out of a few of these Primaries, he will be toast.
The conservative vote is pretty much going to Cain and Bachmann at the moment, with hopes that Palin and Brewer might jump in.
If people look at the records, rather than the rhetoric, it will be Perry and Romney splitting the moderate vote, assuming a conservative enters the race, or one of the others in the race catch on.
“Seventeen things critics are saying about Rick Perry” (and the truth)....http://peskytruth.wordpress.com/2011/07/19/rick-perrys-negatives/
This puts Perry’s record, which is very positive, in perspective. It also talks about the relative strength of the Texas governorship.
| Poll | Date | Romney | Perry | Palin | Bachmann | Giuliani | Paul | Cain | Gingrich | Huntsman | Santorum | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RCP Average | 8/2 - 8/15 | 20.2 | 18.4 | 10.0 | 9.6 | 9.3 | 8.8 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.2 | 1.8 | Romney +1.8 |
| Rasmussen Reports | 8/15 - 8/15 | 18 | 29 | -- | 13 | -- | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | Perry +11 |
| FOX News | 8/7 - 8/9 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | Romney +8 |
| CNN/Opinion Research | 8/5 - 8/7 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | Romney +2 |
| USA Today/Gallup | 8/4 - 8/7 | 24 | 17 | -- | 13 | -- | 14 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | Romney +7 |
| McClatchy/Marist | 8/2 - 8/4 | 21 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | Romney +3 |
The above dates aren't set in stone as of yet.....
If Perry and Palin are both in, the conservative vote will be continuously split from state to state as it was in 2008.
Solution: Perry should bow out.
If Sarah gets in, I’m a $100 monthly donor...if not I’ll save my money.
Shouldn’t the headline of this story be , non announced candidate Palin tied with Romney and Perry?