I thought it might help him because he’d finally figure out that he couldn’t get any worse, and his campaign was over if he didn’t do something big, so he might as well start enjoying himself and stop trying not to make mistakes.
Sometimes screwing up royally frees you up. Maybe that’s true for Perry.
I will say this — I find it unfathomable that the Perry we saw at the previous debates could have won election 3 times.
Simple. He skipped the debates.