Perry says he will compete nationwide

The State ^ | January 6, 2012 | ADAM BEAM

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Three days after cancelling appearances in South Carolina and returning to Texas to “reassess” his presidential campaign, Texas Gov. Rick Perry released a statement Friday saying he will compete nationwide.

"As my campaign for president moves forward, our superior organization and resources allow me to compete nationwide, where I’m confident our unmatched jobs record, conservative fiscal and social policies, and status as the only Washington outsider can win over Republican voters," Perry said in a news release announcing he had filed paperwork to be listed on primary election ballots in Arizona, Illinois, Ohio, Vermont and Washington, D.C.

[shield]

Per Jack Wheeler:

Perry will make sure everyone in the state sees what could be his "defining moment" - his take down of a smart-ass leftie reporter (Mike Allen of Politico) in Iowa:

Perry take down of Mike Allen at Political

In 1980, George H. W. Bush was the consensus candidate of the GOP establishment. Ronald Reagan was the cowboy outsider. Bush had cleaned Reagan's clock in Iowa. Then in Nashua, New Hampshire on February 23, 1980, the defining moment came. Here it is:

Reagan's Defining Moment

That one line, shutting down a jerk - "I am paying for this microphone, Mr. Green" - sent Reagan on his way. "You got a name?" could do the same for Perry especially if he keeps it up enough so people begin imagining him shutting down Zero.

[Conservativegreatgrandma]

My reason no. 2 to support Perry is that Perry is only one of two veterans running for president. The other is Paul.

Captain Perry served as an aircraft commander from 1972-1977, flying C-130s in Central and South American, North Africa and all over Europe, including Iran. Imagine the benefit of that experience now.

[varina davis]

You might want to ask Mr. Forbes and Sarah Palin.

[humblegunner]

Why don’t you do yourself in? You’d be happier.

Why don't you print out your n00b posting history and
ram it up your tootie-hole? It would be more fulfilling
than all that fantasy-fapping that you do.

[af_vet_rr]

Nevertheless, I’m not sure this is the best idea for Perry. People have tried this before (Rudy, Huntsman, Forbes) and it doesn’t work out all too well, because the momentum from the early contests seems to take all the steam out. Rudy camped out in FL, but everything that happened before FL ruined him by the time of the votes. Huntsman has camped out in NH, but Santorum has come in and captured near the same percentage as him.

The difference is that unlike Rudy and Forbes and the others, Perry has got Tony Fabrizio running or co-running his Florida campaign as of a few days ago. Fabrizio helped raise the money for Rick Scott's $80 million ad campaign that helped him become Governor in Florida.

Google "Tony Fabrizio" and you'll see why Perry has a solid shot at doing better in Florida than people think.

Perry's campaign has problems, and I do wonder why his numbers in SC are so danged low, but Fabrizio helped pull off a miracle in Florida for Scott.

[trumandogz]

Perry spend $500.00 per vote in Iowa.

That type of ROI in the private sector would get you fired.

[dirtboy]

I don't have your level of campaign experience. But I gotta wonder how a campaign as well-funded as Perry's failed to get a solid safety margin in Virginia over the 10,000 signature requirement. That is basic stuff - you get a lot more signatures than the minimum, just to be safe. I've keyed in names and addresses from nominating petitions and a good number are indecipherable. I've also matched the names against GOP voter rolls and some don't match. You have to get a strong safety margin.

That is basic nuts and bolts campaign operations. Perry has the money to pay someone a lot smarter than me to make sure he gets on the ballot in Virginia, but apparently that didn't happen.

I really perceive from the Perry campaign that it is not grasping the fundamentals. And that has to change if Perry is going to turn things around in the primaries, let alone take it to Obama in the general.

[jwalsh07]

Very funny!

[dfwgator]

but Fabrizio helped pull off a miracle in Florida for Scott.

He still needs to answer for killing Apollonia in The Godfather

[dirtboy]

Google "Tony Fabrizio" and you'll see why Perry has a solid shot at doing better in Florida than people think.

If Perry comes in fifth in South Carolina like he did in Iowa, he's going to have a hard time selling his viability in Florida, no matter who he has working for him.

[trumandogz]

I hope Newt and Rick S. are very careful when starting their cars.

[Conservativegreatgrandma]

My no. 1 reason to support Gov. Rick Perry is that Rick Perry's Texas has become a job creating machine. Texas created 1 million jobs at a time the rest of the nation lost 3 million jobs. TX employers are responsible for one of every five jobs created in the entire nation from June 2010 to June 2011.

Four of the top five job producing cities in the country are in TX.

Gov. Perry says he is proud of the economic environment created in TX with low taxes, reasonable and predictable regulations, a fair legal system and skilled workforce.

[World'sGoneInsane]

One caucus does not make a President.

[World'sGoneInsane]

If Perry comes in fifth in South Carolina...

You know, you really need to take a more positive outlook on this.

[trumandogz]

“One caucus does not make a President.”

No it does not and especially when one blows $6 million dollars and finishes in 5th place.

[World'sGoneInsane]

Perry is not known to squander money. He is, however, known to win. It will be a marathon. He is a solid contender. One that puts this country's interests above his own.

Rather than fretting over Perry, you should highlight your own candidate on the appropriate thread.

[I_be_tc]

Right behind you, Onyx.

[World'sGoneInsane]

[TwoSwords]

Fapping. Never heard of the word. Looked it up. Not surprised you used the word. Takes all kinds, I guess, to make the world go round.
I’ve never seen you make a statement that wasn’t derisive. Can you make a non-derisive statement?

I’ll start. You’re pretty linguistic.

[af_vet_rr]

I really perceive from the Perry campaign that it is not grasping the fundamentals. And that has to change if Perry is going to turn things around in the primaries, let alone take it to Obama in the general

Perry has never had to deal with a campaign like this. In 2002, he had no Republican challenger and the Democrat was destroyed by a fellow Democrat in their primary. In 2006, the only serious Republican challenger was a secessionist who couldn't crack double digits, and the primary was a bunch of special interest candidates and an incompetent Democrat which led to Perry running away with 39% of the vote. In 2010, the Tea Party favorite self-destructed, Kay Bailey Hutchison ran a very incompetent campaign, and the Democrat was a Clinton insider whom Perry avoided debating.

So Yes, Perry probably coasted through his 2012 campaign for a bit because he hasn't had to face anything like this. But back in October when he brought Fabrizio and Allbaugh and some others on, things changed slightly. Not much mind you - still too many mistakes and a piss-poor showing in Iowa and the Virginia fiasco.

That to me is the basis of what you're talking about - I think you are right when you talk about there being two factions, because it explains a lot of Perry's problems. Combine that with a top pollster who is distracted by a serious scandal and you have a recipe for disaster.

If there are still two factions within Perry's campaign, that's 100% Rick Perry's fault. In a national campaign, there can only be one faction. It's not a good indicator of executive competence if you allow your own campaign to dissolve into factions and engage in infighting.

I'm not a Perry fan, but I've been interested and surprised at how Perry's campaign has been managed, both before and after the October shakeup.