I don’t even pretend to dabble or understand Texan power structure, or politics.
I was born and raised in NJ, educated in Colorado ( 4 years), and have been an adult and professional for about 7 years in Manhattan, now. I turned 30 yesterday!
In a literal geographic sense I am a NE conservative, but it is funny my values seem to be more in-line with Texans and the heartland. WHY? because they are Constituional ones lol!
Thus this “Northeastern Manhattanite Republican” won’t be supporting Mitt in any election, in any way, ever.
I must say, as an outsider I am not thrilled with Perry. His record is really strong on a lot of my priorities, but not immigration. I always also thought it was weird that a NE (Connecticut I think they are from?) CC Republican family like the Bushes were so dominate in Texas. I would have assumed there would have been a pretty tough as nails structure already in place since the day of 1800.
I want you folks to put up a fortress wall and anything less is just not cutting it for me =). I’ll gladly come down and help ya’ll with the work.
The Bushes were never "dominant" in TX. GHWB ran for the senate and lost. He was RNC chairman so was "known" in Houston. They were Republican when Texans were leaving the Dem party. His appointments were coming from the national party.
GWB was a nobody until he ran against Ann Richards and she was hated.
The Bushes have always been part of the elite establishment.
I have never been a big Perry fan...vote for him but never worked for him.
However, I am a Reagan conservative, and without a doubt, it's a shame that Perry isn't winning because he is exactly what small government consevatives say they want. Perry is hated by Rove and the Bushes because Perry has remained his own man and gone his separate way from them.
The immigration problem...Perry has spent $400 million of Texas tax dollars to keep them out and it really isn't OUR problem. Itis the feds job to protect the border.
If you want to help, pressure your congressmen because it is more their job than Perry's to keep illegals out. Because other states don't worry about it until it hits them, and they blame texas for letting them in, their congress men don't care to do anything about the border.
Perry is NOT a lover of illegal immigrants.
A lot of the Texans who have pounded on Perry on FR are Ron Paul supporters...secretly. I liked Christy when he didn't like unions...before he liked Romney. LOL! Cheers~