Perry Ground Game: An Old-Fashioned Bus Tour

Texas Tribune ^ | December 13, 2011 | Ben Philpott and Jay Root

[Cincinatus' Wife]

DES MOINES, Iowa — If Iowa voters are going to give Gov. Rick Perry the “second look” he wants, there's not much time for browsing.

With just three weeks before the Jan. 3 Iowa caucuses, the governor is embarking on an old-fashioned bus tour through the Hawkeye State, hoping his natural ability to connect with voters will keep his struggling campaign alive.

Perry has scheduled nearly 50 events between Wednesday and Jan. 2. By the time the tour ends, he will have visited some 42 towns and cities.

“Being on a bus in a state like Iowa, it just allows us to get to more stops and more places. It allows people driving down the road in Iowa to honk and wave,” said Perry campaign manager Rob Johnson. “There’s an excitement and an energy. … We’re excited about the next couple of weeks.”

[Perry's Iowa Tour Click on a marker to learn more about that appearance -- mid-page]

[fieldmarshaldj]

Yeah, that Xavier Rodriguez sure is “stellar,” ain’t he ?

[mark8express]

...Rick Perry is the breath of fresh air needed in the United States of America. I worked for you and six presidents,none of which was Clinton or Obama and I will vote for Perry. The foreign press will try to change your mind,as they always do, always attempting to annihilate the best qualified while drawing your attention to their chosen Useful Idiot. I know why Communism failed ,and I know that George W. Bush stands head and shoulders above the likes of Lincoln,Clinton or Obama , and if you don’t believe that last statement then you my friend have been living on the Moon for the past twenty years...Tighten Up !!!

[gogogodzilla]

Please pull the comment I’m replying to, as the question raised was addressed later on in the thread.

[rintense]

You’re asking the wrong freeper. I’m not a fan of RINO porn, especially the Ricardo Perry kind.

[South40]

LMAO @ this entire thread!

Thaddeus McCotter for president!!!!!

Makes about as much sense.

[txhurl]

This is weird. Some posters can come on and cuss, belittle, insult people who support Perry, making spectacular jackasses of themselves? And demand that people stop posting Perry threads?

I never, ever ping you but this thread is pure haywire spaghetti.

I was under the impression you had a positive impression of Perry.

[txhurl]

Please stop spamming FR.

5 posted on Tue Dec 13 2011 05:31:50 GMT-0600 (Central Standard Time) by fieldmarshaldj (If Newt Gingrich is a Reliable Conservative, Joe Biden is a member of MENSA

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If Texans supporting Perry constitutes spamming, we need to know this?

[Jim Robinson]

fieldmarshaldj does not speak for me or for FR. See our disclaimer at the bottom of the page.

[Allegra]

Please stop spamming FR.

How is she "spamming" FR?

And who put you in charge around here?

[txhurl]

Thank you, Sir.

I apologize for dragging you into this, but that tack, this early in the primary contest isn’t real helpful.

Thank you again.

[Palladin]

He’s definitely not senile and has been a catalyst for many people, encouraging them to revisit the Constitution and learn more about the Founding Fathers. Even his fellow Republican debaters have acknowledged that they have learned much from Ron during the debates.

I’m Ron’s age, and wish I still had the mental acuity that he has to state ideas clearly and concisely.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Thanks guys.

Perry has pulled into 3rd Place in Iowa.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2819983/posts

[Jim Robinson]

Looks like Perry is overtaking Paul. Go Perry. Sink that spambot.

[txhurl]

Paul’s main political crime is encouraging tech people across the world to co-opt his ‘message’ in any way they see fit, including the Occupiers AND anarchists, globally!

And no normal American ties him to this fascist tech inquisition, they view him as a humble baby-delivering DR. who
just wants to avoid war, and leave enemies as they are.

Paul’s people will be hacking the ‘12 election this go around, moreso even than the RATS.

[normy]

Yeah, I lost my cool a bit. I actually like Paul. He has some very good points...and some very bad ones but his good ones shine.

He has passed it on to his son.

[normy]

There are so many like you Inspectorette. Many on FR have been driven off by some of the hyenas who have jumped these threads non stop since he came on the scene.

Keep coming back because the momentum is shifting. Perry is about to hit a 14 day bus tour of Iowa. He will finish in the top 3.

It will be a 3 man race by South Carolina.

[MizSterious]

Funny there were no limits on Cain articles, nor, apparently, on Newt articles. Favoritism anyone?

[txroadkill]

Most people didn't realize that Perry was recovering from a Laminectomy (Spinal fusion surgery) extremely painful and slow recovery. I've had two, first one failed second one went up another level. During those first debates I promise you all he was thinking about was how much pain he was in and how uncomfortable that damned turtle shell brace he was wearing is.

We're seeing the Perry we know back. He schooled everyone over that Palestinian stuff between Newt and Mittens and I'm betting he schools them again in the next debate!

[World'sGoneInsane]

Good links, CW.