Another Red South talking point, and just as wrong as all of the others. First, Perry was polling between 10 and 18 points before getting into the race (check RCP). Second, Perry did not have almost 100% name recognition, nor had he been campaigning almost non-stop since 2008. That honor goes to Sarah of the 10%...
And the fact is, you’re only telling half the story. The other half is, with all that name recognition goes high national negative ratings. High negatives with low name recognition is not easy to overcome. High negatives with high name recognition is worse. It means most people have already made up their minds.
How does that play out in the primary, where her negatives will be obviously much, much lower than in the general election?
I’ll tell you how. They will lead to this question in the minds of many who love and adore Sarah: Is she the right candidate to put up against the Magic Negro?
That’s how. And that’s why she might continue to poll below Perry even if she declares her candidacy.
And knowing that (smart person that she is) might be the reason you don’t see her running right now at all.