Rick Perry has the best story to tell of any GOP contender
Hopefully the glasses will help him remember
Posted on 06/04/2015 3:38:51 PM PDT by Drew68
Nobody seems to be taking Rick Perry very seriously in 2016 because he proved to be such a poor candidate during the 2012 Republican primary debates. Those inclined to write him off may well be right. But he does have at least one big thing going for him — far and away the best and most coherent story of any candidate in the field about why his record in office should make you think he could deliver the kind of prosperity the voters crave.
When liberals want to make conservative governance look bad, they'll point to Mississippi or, these days, maybe Kansas. When conservatives want to make liberal governance look bad, they'll point to Detroit. Liberals would prefer to highlight someplace more like Massachusetts — a state where, yes, taxes are high but in exchange the public services are genuinely good and the citizens are, on the whole, quite prosperous. Texas — especially during the Rick Perry years — is the conservative version of that, a place where conservative policy ideas really have led to the kind of rapid economic growth Republicans like to brag about.
The only one who even comes close is Jeb Bush, and his state's economy collapsed immediately after he left office, under the weight of the housing bubble that inflated his figures.
Perry's 14 years in office, by contrast, included stints before, during, and after the Great Recession. His job creation record is the record of a big state weathering a national — indeed, global — economic calamity and doing a pretty good job of it. The Republican field is crowded, but Perry has the opportunity to stand out with a fairly unusual story of success.
I was working for ThinkProgress at the time Perry kicked off his campaign...
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While not my preferred candidate this time around, there's no denying that Texas hasn't prospered during Governor Perry's 14 year tenure.
I like Rick Perry. Always have. I don’t know if he has chance or not but I would not have a problem voting for him if he gets the nomination.
Oh great so now Vox is our decider.
Puhleeeeze. Why would I want someone who has libtards as the chieftains in his campaign staff?????
“But he does have at least one big thing going for him...”
Hipster glasses?
He's the one retread from last cycle I wouldn't have to hold my nose to vote for.
His speech today was great! Sadly, it reminded me how strong he started out last time around only to watch the wheels come off.
But, yes, if Perry is able to rally to the front, I'd have no trouble voting for him. We could do far worse.
VOX has our back (and here’s why)
LOL
Wow, that story is like, soooo inspirational.
Another cheap labor importer.
No thanks.
Well the wheels are coming off Walker, not that I ever liked him to begin with. I love Ted Cruz but am puzzled by a couple of his last votes. I like Rand Paul but I think so many people just hate him because of his dad he has no chance. I also think Donald Trump is getting in it and I actually like him a lot.
True.
Just say NO to ILLEGAL alien lovin' RINOs!
RINO Rick’s story is inspiring. If you’re not inspired, you have no heart.
You're mean. Rick really is a really, really smart guy.
He is the only Republican contender who realizes what a "Great Secretary of State" Hillary was, and he said so publicly. That's how smart Rick is.
ThinkProgress? That’s a helluva endorsement.
They’re desperate.
He has a great story to tell, assuming he can remember it.
Kinda wished he’d told it when he had a chance ...
Yeah but he can only remember two-thirds of it.
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