[GBA]

Very interesting. I wasn't surprised that Perry polled well when he first announced, but the test is how well his poll numbers hold up as more learn about him.

He says some great things and is definitely on the right side of many issues, but...

He's made some real WTFs, too, like his HPV mandate, his stances on dealing with illegal immigration or his TTC plan, that raise warning flags and will strongly distance rank and file Tea Party types from his candidacy and lower him in the polls.

Palin looks better and better the more you learn about him and Romney, the two current front runners.

[Spartan79]

(Perry)'s made some real WTFs, too, like his HPV mandate, his stances on dealing with illegal immigration or his TTC plan, that raise warning flags and will strongly distance rank and file Tea Party types from his candidacy and lower him in the polls.

I don't think any of the things you mentioned will be nearly as destructive of his chances as his pay-to-play Texas dealings. With a major factor in Obama's sinking poll numbers being the Solyndra and LightSquared scandals, running Perry will totally neutralize this issue; dems will with some justification just claim that the GOP candidate is just as bad. Google "Perry pay-to-play" to get a sense of some of the things the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Drudge, the Dallas Morning News, and others have been reporting.

[arzboy55]

What is not being said in the replies is: “By 72 percent to 24 percent, Republicans and Republican-leaning independents do not want Palin to run for president in 2012. Even among tea party supporters - a group that likes Palin - 68 percent do not want her to run.”

Why do a large number of conservatives not want Sarah to run?

Read more: http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/09/20/v-fullstory/2417008/poll-finds-obama-losing-ground.html#ixzz1Yb4RUjEV