Of all the candidates up where the one that is most like Bush, on policy, is Santorum, not Perry.
To be attacked as B3.0 Perry’s policy doesn’t matter. It’s how he can be portrayed and it is all to easy physically caricature Perry as another Bush. I know their policies were significantly different and their supporters were in competing camps in TX, but too many won’t look past the caricature. Whereas Santorum, who’s worst votes were generally in support of Bush lead initiatives, doesn’t sound or act at all like W and thus wouldn’t be attacked as such in the general. It may not be fair to Perry, but it is true.
To be attacked as B3.0 Perry’s policy doesn’t matter. It’s how he can be portrayed and it is all to easy physically caricature Perry as another Bush. I know their policies were significantly different and their supporters were in competing camps in TX, but too many won’t look past the caricature. Whereas Santorum, who’s worst votes were generally in support of Bush lead initiatives, doesn’t sound or act at all like W and thus wouldn’t be attacked as such in the general. It may not be fair to Perry, but it is true.