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Well honestly if you think there is a difference between Reagan being a high profile Democrat of influence in the entertainment industry, albeit without a political office in government, vs an election as a Democrat then I think you’re kind of nuts. There are some actors and producers that carry more influence over the government then sitting congressmen. Hell, don’t stop with the entertainment industry. There are any number of special interest groups on each side that hold more power then even one Senator.

I also think Brooks is nuts. So he believes Romney’s best strategy is to sit back and only in the event of Perry consolidating the base’s support AND presuming he sails through the debates then...THEN attack him as a corrupt? If Perry doesn’t implode of his own volition then by that point it would be far too late to attack him. The base will be emotionally committed and destroy him.

If Romney is going to take Mr. I Love pant crease’s advice then he would have to attack him before the base “marries” Perry. But obviously he doesn’t want to do that because they are still hoping Romney can continue this invisible primary he has had going and escape making any statement the elite would cringe at. And that might be a good stratgy, but only if Perry screws up in the next 3 weeks.

Since I’m rooting for Perry I’d prefer to see him consolidate consevative support as he has been doing and perform well in the debates. But I won’t take it for granted that will happen.