>>> However, like the other polls, it doesn’t show Perry losing support >>>
Be careful how you interpret that. With Perry a newcomer, he should have gained support naturally based simply on name ID over this period. The fact that he did not go up means he probably did lose some of his existing support with that debate. The fact that Romney, who has been running for four years, suddenly went up, is very telling that the Bachmann attacks hurt Perry some and hurt her worse - and helped Mitt.
OH....Mittens by having Michelle Bachmann attack Perry...and trust me Mitten’s did ask Bachmann to do that...this is how he works...pretty much destroyed her, Mitten’s receiving a big part of her poll numbers. It may have hurt Perry...but Mitten’s took Bachmann out with the underhand move which is par for Mittens.
Yep, it became a 2 man race, and the guns need to be turned on Romney, and for a lot more than his health care fiasco. He needs to be attacked for having two views on every issue. Perry can beat Romney by not only being the conservative alternative, but meaning what he says and saying what he means...a trait badly desired right now in a politician as demonstrated in nearly every winning candidate in 2010, from Christie to Rubio to Rick Scott to Ron Johnson to Mike Lee, and countless congressman.
No doubt. He nearly lost my support with that incredibly stoooopid remark about social security being a "Ponzi Scheme." My wife is very near the age to start collecting while I have at least six more years to go, but I don't like the idea of anybody rocking that boat. Perry has given ZERO the ultimate sound byte with that comment. This could hang around Perry's neck like WILLIE HORTON hung around the neck of the Dukakis campaign. Lunacy. I don't care if it's true or not. It is political suicide to provide the other side with ammo to use against you. Earth to Perry: PLEASE THINK before opening mouth to insert feet. Up to the kneecap.