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Stumbles aside, Perry to remain a top contender
Washington Times ^ | 10-3-2011 | Analysis

Posted on 10/03/2011 8:09:20 PM PDT by smoothsailing

Stumbles aside, Perry to remain a top contender

Advantages outweigh setbacks

October 3, 2011

Although Texas Gov. Rick Perry has been hurt by poor debate and straw-poll performances - and in recent days by associations with a racial slur - top Republican officials think he nonetheless can survive the blows and remain a major contender for the party’s presidential nomination.

These party officials, whose neutrality in nomination contests requires their anonymity in discussing the candidates, have told The Washington Times that the structure of the 2012 primary race, funding advantages and weaknesses in other candidates mean Mr. Perry can hang with Mitt Romney, Herman Cain and the other top contenders.

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Last week, Florida, in violation of Republican National Committee rules, jumped its primary to Jan. 31, which will prompt Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina and Nevada to move their contests from February to early January in order to preserve the traditional calendar primacy. On Monday, South Carolina did exactly that, moving its primary to Jan. 21, and Nevada officials agreed over the weekend to move their caucuses.

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And while the latest primary moves have the effect of shortening the window for new people to get in the race and raise funds, a complaint already being made by the Texas governor’s campaign, party officials who spoke to The Times said Mr. Perry, a tea-party favorite, can keep his campaign going until April 24 at least and probably into May.

Even by that time, these officials say, no candidate will have been able to accumulate enough delegates to clinch the nomination - for two reasons.

First, three of the five states jumping ahead of the RNC-set calendar will lose half their voting delegates to the August GOP presidential nominating convention in Tampa. Only Iowa and Nevada won’t be penalized because...

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To: the invisib1e hand; smoothsailing
sorry. he’ll never live down “niggerhead.”

This has become Cain's problem now for his using an article filled with lies and deceit as a tool to get noticed and to put another conservative candidate down unjustly. Most don't take well to Al Sharpton kind of attacks, and unfortunately, Herman Cain jumped right in Mr. Sharpton's cesspool when he did what he did.

Of course, this is probably what Obama wanted all along, but still, not cool for Mr. Cain to have taken Obama's bait.

21 posted on 10/03/2011 8:46:10 PM PDT by casinva (The stock in McDonalds has just gone down because Obama has been serving so many whoppers.)
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To: the invisib1e hand

That’s just plain silly.


22 posted on 10/03/2011 8:47:13 PM PDT by Essie
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To: the invisib1e hand

That’s just plain silly.


23 posted on 10/03/2011 8:47:30 PM PDT by Essie
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To: the invisib1e hand

That’s just plain silly.


24 posted on 10/03/2011 8:47:43 PM PDT by Essie
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To: the invisib1e hand

That’s just plain silly.


25 posted on 10/03/2011 8:47:43 PM PDT by Essie
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To: smoothsailing
Therefore, some activists say their tea-party movement by and large wants Mr. Perry to stay in the contest as long as possible, if only to make sure the front-running Mr. Romney, whom they regard with suspicion, does not stray too far, if at all, from Mr. Perry’s conservatism

Wow did Fox News write this story? Perry needs to basically stay in the race long enough to allow Fox News' favorite candidate Mitt Romney enough time to build conservative roots. Then Perry can drop out and comb Mitt's hair along with Dick Morris and Chris Wallace. lol i made myself laugh. sorry.

26 posted on 10/03/2011 8:47:52 PM PDT by mikhailovich
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To: the invisib1e hand

He will never live down a fabricated lie? Really? This story has made conservatives very angry at those who are smearing Perry about it and this fool Cain took a lot of heat today for what he said about it. If anything this fabricated lie and the smearing of Perry are working for his advantage in the primaries and not the other way around.


27 posted on 10/03/2011 8:48:40 PM PDT by jgge
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To: smoothsailing

Food fight!


28 posted on 10/03/2011 8:48:45 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum ("Government does not solve problems; it subsidizes them." --Ronald Reagan)
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To: Essie

say that again?


29 posted on 10/03/2011 8:49:23 PM PDT by the invisib1e hand (...then they came for the guitars, and we kicked their sorry faggot asses into the dust)
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To: wmfights

Yep, the vitriol and over-the-top exaggeration and attacks have been quite the sight on this site.

Only Romney benefits from this in the long run...


30 posted on 10/03/2011 8:50:04 PM PDT by D-fendr (Deus non alligatur sacramentis sed nos alligamur.)
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To: luvbach1

I like Cain but he needs to slow down. Perry is not the enemy. It’s the media who plays each against the other.


31 posted on 10/03/2011 8:50:23 PM PDT by staten island ny
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To: smoothsailing

It’s amazing isn’t it?
Gilchrest and Perry have actual experience with the borders and with Federal restrictions that prevent securing them.

They aren’t just armchair commandos spouting off about the issues.


32 posted on 10/03/2011 8:50:54 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: mikhailovich

I agree, this is totally laughable. Romney the super liberal is going to lose the primaries like he did in 2008 when McCain destroyed in matter of few weeks when he exposed his liberal record in TV and radio ads. Also let us remember that everyone wrote McCain off in 2008.


33 posted on 10/03/2011 8:51:23 PM PDT by jgge
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To: Essie

we get it. its silly. enough already.


34 posted on 10/03/2011 8:51:35 PM PDT by mikhailovich
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To: smoothsailing

35 posted on 10/03/2011 8:51:46 PM PDT by MrEdd (Heck? Geewhiz Cripes, thats the place where people who don't believe in Gosh think they aint going.)
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To: jgge

oh and btw Welcome to FR


36 posted on 10/03/2011 8:52:18 PM PDT by ari-freedom (I'm a heartless conservative because I love this country.)
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37 posted on 10/03/2011 8:52:54 PM PDT by Oceander (abo 2012 - anyone but obama in 2012)
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To: mikhailovich
Perry can drop out and comb Mitt's hair along with Dick Morris and Chris Wallace.

I support Perry, but that is damn funny, I don't care what anybody says!

In reality, Perry would have none of it, Wallace would do the haircombing, and Morris would either suck Mitt's toes or lick his mittens.

38 posted on 10/03/2011 8:55:24 PM PDT by smoothsailing
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
"Food fight!"

Would you like to wash it down with some Rick Perrier?
39 posted on 10/03/2011 8:56:23 PM PDT by ari-freedom (I'm a heartless conservative because I love this country.)
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To: casinva

Cain did himself no favors, it’s all downside for him. If there’s any irony to be had in that rancid episode, it’s that the winner may well be the intended target, Perry.


40 posted on 10/03/2011 8:59:44 PM PDT by smoothsailing
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