Can Rick Perry Rebound With A Flat Tax? (video interview)

Human Events ^ | November 8, 2011 | Erick Erickson

[Cincinatus' Wife]

he Perry campaign wants to reboot, having retooled and refined its message and tried hard to get back on the jobs message.

Okay, fine, but first the Perry camp needs to answer a basic question — why should supporters who went all in for him and wound up feeling burned give him a second shot? I asked him about that and it was, perhaps, a good sign that he stayed on the jobs message.

The jobs message, though, raises a question about his flat tax — won't it just help the rich? Also, what about President Obama's approach and his hostility to jobs and economic reform.

I got into all those with Governor Perry​ last Wednesday in Orange County, CA. Perry also previewed a new line he's using with credit to Sen. Jim DeMint (R.-S.C.) — "Are you better off than you were $4 trillion ago?" 4:44 interview

[Cincinatus' Wife]

A good exchange in that short interview.

For a longer, more wide-raging interview:

Rick Perry Interview with NH Union Leader

Over an hour of discussion - a normal conversation - not "gotcha" or high-octane, political talking points.

economy
education
balanced budget
drilling
regulations
debates
Romney Care
in-state tuition
HPV shot
border security
Barack Obama
Federal mandates
no pandering for votes
terrorists using U.S. Mexican border
immigration reform
no Fed Dream Act or amnesty
AZ law
work-visa program
examine what our national work force needs are
jobs in Texas - full picture
free-trade
manufacturing in China vs U.S.
wages hurt by the cost of doing business - onerous regulations
Texas right to work state but he's always been endorsed by Teamsters Union (jobs)
multi-national companies (U.S.)
jobs, spending, taxes, regulations
trade laws and tariffs
subsides and tax credits
energy and market place
taxes and lobbyists
Marcus Luttrell
family decision re presidential run
Parade interview "birther" "news"
Afghanistan -- special ops war, troops, Obama policy, war on terror, more funding for technology and R&D
Foreign policy dependent on our economic strength
debating Obama
campaign commitment in NH
review candidates' track record
roughness of campaign -- in to win -- facts can be hard-hitting
Social Security, jobs, national security, being truthful
discusses education, EPA, Energy, HHS
states rights
state transportation infrastructure
ObamaCare, medicare, medicaid, healthcare
Tom Cobrun, Bobby Jindal, Paul Ryan
health care insurance - state by state
health care in Texas, access, tort reform
judges, Supreme Court, federal courts
baseball

[Cincinatus' Wife]

The Perry Economic Plan: Cut, Balance and Grow

[snip] “Dynamic Tax Score for RickPerry.org, Inc. Proposal:

Based on the higher GDP estimates forecast by the dynamic scoring exercise, the Perry proposal will not only lead to an increase in overall economic activity and jobs, but will also lead to higher federal revenues in the long term. In fact, the analysis suggests that revenues could be as much as $406.8 billion higher than under the static model by 2020, and could be as high as 19.5 percent of GDP. The dynamic score of the proposal suggests that lower flatter taxes could generate both more revenue than the current tax code, and significantly more economic growth over time. With increasing demands on the Federal government from growing entitlements, higher pension expenses and interest on the debt, it will be necessary to increase the size of the economy – and the tax base – in order to generate significantly higher revenues. Table 7 shows how the Perry proposals would do this over a seven year period.’ [snip] Tax Proposal Score PDF

[TennesseeProfessor]

I like Perry — thank you for your posts about him. I’m in shock at the Freepers who would rather have 2% conservative Romney than 80% conservative Perry.

[Jonty30]

I hope Perry is able to mount a comeback. I don’t want Romney to win, but if it is going to be Romney, I only want him to win by the most fragile of margins, so he knows that he must govern from the right if he is going to have any chance at being president.

The message from the Tea Partiers must be clear that to do otherwise will mean the absolute destruction of the Republican party.

[BobL]

They got you working early this morning...

[JDW11235]

LOL. FReepers don’t like ROmney, and no one likes Perry. Which is probably why his polling numbers vary between “None of the Above” and the margin of error, or to put it simply, between 2 and 5%. Perry is a fascist crony, and we neither need nor want him.

[JDW11235]

My thoughts exactly. It reminded me of the episode of ‘The Big Bang Theory”:

“Howard: (to Mary, Sheldon’s mother) Forgive me for being so bold, but I now see where Sheldon gets his charming good looks.
Mary: Honey, that ain’t gonna work, but you keep trying.”
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To the Perry Cheerleading squad: “Honey, that ain’t gonna work, but you keep trying.”

[Cincinatus' Wife]

More from the campaign trail.

Romney on cruise control amid rivals' woes ……..“Beyond fundraising, Romney spent much of the week granting a handful of television interviews with television stations in general election battlefields like Colorado and Florida, and he unveiled detailed spending plans in New Hampshire and Washington. He didn't join Republicans' forum on manufacturing in Pella, Iowa, or its gala in Des Moines.

And he didn't feel pressure to go up on the airwaves in early voting states like New Hampshire even though Perry — the only candidate with the money to go at Romney hard — and his allies started running TV ads in New Hampshire, Iowa and South Carolina.

It was a comfortable — even light — schedule as other candidates fought for attention and to overcome personal struggles.

From the sidelines, Romney deflected questions about his opponents.

"I really don't have any information about Herman Cain's setting. I've only seen what's been on TV and what I've read in the newspapers. All the questions related to his issue there I think have to be addressed to him and to his campaign," Romney recently told Denver's KUSA.

In the end, he may end up being the one who stands to benefit the most by Cain's troubles.”…….

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Cain's pain may be Perry's gain ….. “As Perry refocuses efforts and begins an intensive early-state media campaign, his money and institutional party support position him best to benefit over the long run. With Bachmann's apparent collapse, Perry's main rivals besides Cain are former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, whose support has remained static in Iowa despite strong debate performances, and the underfunded former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum.

Continued conservative divisions may enable Romney to finish first in Iowa, where the poll showed one-third of likely voters want a more moderate candidate with appeal to independents. He remains strongly favored in New Hampshire.

If Romney wins both Iowa and New Hampshire, he'll only wrap up the GOP nomination if momentum enables him to broaden his support in the next contests in South Carolina and Florida beyond that 25 percent base. But if the anti-Romney conservatives unite behind one candidate, that candidate could well defeat Romney. And with a bankroll to survive early setbacks, Perry remains most likely to become that candidate.”

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It’s Herman’s turn in the barrel ............."Any time that you rise to the top of the polls, any time that you appear that you are going to be an individual of substance that those on the left are concerned about, you're going to get whacked," Perry told O'Reilly when asked whether the scrutiny of Herman Cain served as a cautionary tale.

"As you said" – he continued to O'Reilly – "it's Herman's turn in the barrel."

During O’Reilly’s back-to-back interviews with the candidates, a relaxed Perry also did not take issue with the press coverage of his own campaign.

“I figure they are giving me [as] fair a shake as anyone else,” Perry told the Fox radio host. “I mean, you’re running to be president of the United States of America, you better believe you’re going to be watched and taken apart.”

The Texas governor laughed off questions about his recent freewheeling speech to a conservative group in New Hampshire, which was ridiculed on Saturday Night Live’s ‘Weekend Update.’

Perry noted that a number of reporters from Fox and other news outlets were in the audience in New Hampshire and tweeted about his “great applause lines” and the standing ovation he received from the audience.

Of his speeches, Perry said: “Not every one of them is all the same. So if anybody wants to read anything into it, they can. I’m still having great fun on the campaign trail.”

Perry said the biggest shock to him after entering the 2012 race late was that “There are no days off. It’s full bore every day.”

[Iron Munro]

To the Perry Cheerleading squad: “Honey, that ain’t gonna work, but you keep trying.”

[JDW11235]

I almost woke the neighbors, lol.

[spetznaz]

I like Perry — thank you for your posts about him. I’m in shock at the Freepers who would rather have 2% conservative Romney than 80% conservative Perry.

One of the issues that bothers many posters is the assertion (overt, insinuated or assumed) that the choice is between Romney and Perry. It smacks of a nigh condescending view that there are no other viable candidates apart from those two, and that those who may support other candidates do not know what they are doing. If the choice was between a 2% conservative Romney or a 80% conservative Perry then it is quite obvious what the better choice would be - tantamount to being asked whether one would rather be injected with a dose of concentrated arsenic or diluted battery water? In the same way diluted battery acid would be better than a hit of arsenic, a lesser RINO like Perry would be better than a greater RINO like Romney. Consequently, there are no FReepers who would prefer to have 2% conservative Romney over 80% conservative Perry. None (and if there are any they risk getting zotted since JR has said FreeRepublic is a Romney-free zone). However, there are MANY FReepers who would prefer candidates like Gingrich and Cain over a candidate like Perry, and who do not consider the race is between a Romney (currently polling 2nd) vs a Perry (currently polling around 4th-5th, and didn't even poll 1st in his home state).

It would truly be a shock if FReepers would prefer 2% conservative Romney, but if that was the case it wouldn't be for long since they would get zotted. What is more of a shock is the belief by some sections that there are only two people running, namely Romney and Perry. It might surprise some to know there are more than two people running, and of those two one of them (Perry) is not even polling high numbers at all.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

No one said no one else is running.

This is a Rick Perry thread and the comment was about Perry.

Rick Perry is a conservative, despite your characterization.

Support your candidate fully. That’s what I have been doing.

Stop tearing down a conservative that many FReepers believe will take our country back.

[spetznaz]

I was not responding to you. Furthermore, the particular locus of my response was the following statement that presents a limited linear choice: 'I like Perry — thank you for your posts about him. I’m in shock at the Freepers who would rather have 2% conservative Romney than 80% conservative Perry.' Have a nice day.

[JDW11235]

Perry is polling the lowest of anyone but Huntsman. And Perry is no better than Romney. Both are big government Rinos. Both are willing to let innocent children die, through abortion or injection. Neither wants us to have a sovereign country devoid of criminal illegals. Both shy from Islamists. I’m unwilling to say Perry is better than Romney, they both are terrible. No thanks.
Aside from that. Ditto to everything you said.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Gov. Perry’s long standing fight for Life is out there. You do yourself no favor by distorting the truth.

[CainConservative]

My current top three in order are ..

Cain
Perry
Bachmann

But all three conservatives need to go after the Obama-Lite-Romney and not each other, imho.

Starting at the next debate on Wed........

[JDW11235]

Hmmmm, how many girls have been maimed or killed by Gardasil? Get back to me, will ya.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Perry has been going after Obama — and Romney.

More to come.

[bmwcyle]

Just because a Freeper does not like Perry does not mean they support Romney. That is a ignorant statement every time it is posted.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Hmmmm, how many girls have been maimed or killed by Gardasil? Get back to me, will ya.

No girls have been "killed" by Rick Perry and his EO that was issued in order to get health insurance to help cover the costs of the shots (an EO that also made it easier for parents to opt-out of vaccines). No cancer vaccines were given -- the legislature overturned the EO.

BTW did you know that yearly over 600 people in the U.S. alone die from adverse reactions to penicillin?

Have you listened to the endless disclaimers about reactions to medicines on TV?

Did you know that millions of women around the world have been vaccinated against these most common HPV strains?

Did you know that 500,000 women are diagnosed with HPC worldwide and that 250,000 women die yearly from cervical cancer?