More money will start shifting to Perry now.
They took their best shots at Perry and he is still standing.
But, if the election was TODAY, instead of 14 months from now, the answer is "yes."
The recent debates have confirmed the GOP nominee will be either Perry or Romney. Significant late entrants into the field are extremely unlikely -- the field is set.
Full disclosure: I recently personally contributed to Perry's campaign, though I opposed him on last year's Texas gubernatorial primary .....
Translation: Former Kay Bailey Hutchison supporter desperately wants Sarah shut out of the race and thinks Perry is an acceptable substitute RiNO candidate.
His idea of a "Grand Compromise" that will make "everybody" in the GOP happy? A Romney-Perry ticket. The Judas-horse scenario that Alan Keyes predicted five, six months ago.
It looks like establishment GOP is beginning to realize that Gov. Perry is the better candidate than Romney in the general election.
Wrong. The Establishment is trying desperately to focus attention on those two candidates exclusively, to shut out a real conservative who would challenge their death-grip (McCain, Dole, Poppy) on the GOP.
I hope you’re right. If Romney is the candidate, I’m simply not going to vote. I see little difference between Romney and the Dems, and I think he’s a very autocratic, controlling, big-government person (like Obama).
I will vote for the nominee...no donations and no support. I don’t like anyone who is running.