Well, I just caught a smidgen of Mark Davis while I was getting ready to take Bubba on a walk and he was discussing this issue.
He was totally off Gingrich because of this.
He was not totally off Rick Perry because, as he said, he’s known Rick Perry for two decades and loves him. Me, too.
However, he did think Perry had gone off the rails a little on this and hoped he would abandon this and go back to explaining his policies and what he would try to do for America.
Someone said a few posts back and Rick Perry talks too much Texas. I think she may be right as this seems to antagonize people a little in other states.
One can understand it, though, as he’s been governor of Texas for 11 years and held other offices before that.
Most Texans think he’s been a great governor and he does have a record to be proud of.
So, one can’t blame him for citing it. Other people can say what they would do, he can prove what he would do because he’s done it.
I realize he hasn’t yet captured the affection of the electorate around. I don’t know why. If he can’t make the sale in SC, he will have a decision to make.
I personally hope he goes on because our other ‘conservative candidates’ seem bent on self-destruction and we may need a really good man in reserve.
I do think that if Perry can hang in there, Santorum will fade away and Newt will burn himself out. If Perry’s money holds out - I think he could be the beneficiary of that.
My FReeper friends from Texas tend to speak highly of Governor Perry. He’s not my first choice (Santorum is) but clearly he’s better than Romney and someone I could vote for with a clear conscience.
The problem is that too many people have been bamboozled by Myth’s pretend middle-of-the-road appeal. Informed people know that the man is a leftist. We’re running out of time to try to wake people up. And that ain’t good.