Perry did average. There was absolutely nothing exciting that came out of his mouth.
Nor did he make mistakes.
One can only hope he’s playing some grand strategy at which we all will some day be amazed.
Short of that: it was an average Perry evening.
This has me worried because right now he is the only real threat to Romney and I'm beginning to wonder if he has the "fire in the belly" to capture the nomination.
While I think these "debates" are stupid, nevertheless, if you are going to participate, you ought to come prepared to do what it takes to convince people that you really want the job and that you are the man for the job.
The more I look at this race, the more I see Romney as the eventual GOP Nominee. It is his race to lose at this point and I don't see anyone taking it from him at this point. Perry needs to step up his game or we need to look somewhere else. Gingrich has a lot of baggage, but then Mickey Mouse could probably defeat Obama in the General. Cain lacks any governmental executive experience, but he definitely has fire in the belly. Cain would win the general. Romney will probably lose the general for reasons I have set forth in other posts.
>> Perry did average.
Last night was an important step for Perry. There were no bleeding heart moments, he was relaxed in the face of Mitt’s petulance, he focused on the vital issue of energy, he emphasized the importance of self-governance, and he stood up well to WAPO’s obvious directed attack.
Perry needs to avoid the confusion of complexity, and he’ll do fine. I’m optimistic.