Perry is not a moderate, but is a conservative. He is solid on life, on fiscal responsibility, on guns, on America, on freedom of religion, on family, etc.
After becoming governor it took him a bit of time to get his sea legs under him regarding explaining his view of illegals, but he’s got it right now. Fence first, security first, law first. Then we can talk about work permits and naturalization laws.
What is huge is that Texas picked up more seats in the last census. I think they have 38 now. Rick Perry would sweep the south, most of the west and central, and be extremely competitive in the midwest.
IOW, Perry, in terms of electoral college votes, would be an absolutely formidable candidate.
I agree.
FWIW, I'm starting to like the candidates to pick from. Pawlenty is solid. He has executive experience and has admitted he was on the wrong side of cap & trade. Cain has a great resume coming from the private sector, but looks weak on foreign policy. If Perry jumps in he has executive experience and comes from a huge state dealing with immigration. If Bauchman runs she has the accounting background and congressional experience. Santorum is very strong on social issues and if he can carry PA it's a huge plus.
IOW, out of this group we should find a good POTUS and maybe VP. I'm not a big Palin supporter because she resigned under pressure. Rommney, Huntsman and any other rino's will force me to vote 3rd party for the first time in my life. Gingrich is toast after throwing Ryan under the bus.