CW, you are a great example for someone who supports a candidate with passion without resorting to bashing the other candidates. While I was not a Perry fan at the beginning of his entry, he’s kind of worn on me. I get the feeling when I at least hear him speak I’m not being fed a bunch of BS. Still, at the moment, I’ve moved onto Santorum. But if Perry ever gained steam again, I wouldn’t have any issues with him.
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.
I know what his people are thinking. Try and survive these early contests, and if it turns out bad or that Romney is moving toward the nomination, make once last stand in the March 6 primaries, which are loaded with Southern states. Too bad Texas didn’t keep it’s primary on March 6 for Perry, but strategically they made the best decision by scheduling it around what would have been several straight solid Romney blue contests.