“Should I see Perry as too conservative or too moderate?”
Somewhere in between. I think that the attacks that the other candidates have leveled on him are good in one way, he is going to HAVE to become a better debater, and learning defense on the stage with 3 or 4 mini-jackals nipping your heels is one way to do that.
He needs to do like Newt does. Ignore the questions if they’ve been ask before then go on to what he thinks is important...jobs and the economy.