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Here”s a hypothetical for you to consider: Suppose both Gov. Palin and Gov. Perry are running Primary campaigns, and by the time the Texas Primary Election rolls around, all the other candidates have withdrawn besides Palin and Perry. Who do you think would win the popular vote in Texas?

No clue, I'd defer to Texas FReepers for that kind of information and insight. My only point was that I think if Perry jumps in the race he would be an immediate 1st tier candidate with a fairly strong base of conservative support and LOTS of money.

I am supporting Palin, so there is no question who I'd vote for, but I'm not in Texas.

Perry looks like a good alternative to me ONLY if Palin doesn't run. In that event I had planned to support Bachmann, but would certainly take a look at Perry and might support him instead.

I agree with what you said. Gov. Perry has been a good Governor (if you can get past the Tran-Texas Corridor issue), but does not inspire true conservatives, and has not been on the national scene at all, like Gov. Palin has.

As to who would win head to head in the Texas Primary Election, I think Gov. Palin would win easily. Too many Republicans AND Democrats have grudges against Perry and would vote against Perry just to see him taken down. Texas is a semi-open primary state and with no-one interesting at the top of the ticket in the Democrat Primary, there would be a huge number of Democrats cross over and vote against Perry too.

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Here”s a hypothetical for you to consider: Suppose both Gov. Palin and Gov. Perry are running Primary campaigns, and by the time the Texas Primary Election rolls around, all the other candidates have withdrawn besides Palin and Perry. Who do you think would win the popular vote in Texas?

No clue, I'd defer to Texas FReepers for that kind of information and insight. My only point was that I think if Perry jumps in the race he would be an immediate 1st tier candidate with a fairly strong base of conservative support and LOTS of money.

If Perry enters the race, he wins Texas, hands down. Texans (particularly conservative Texans) love a hometown hero. But those Texans who really follow politics and realize that what Perry says and what Perry does are two different things may cause some wave for him in other states.

He's trying to make up for his previously weak stance on immigration by adding sanctuary cities to Texas' current special session. But the bill he's pushing doesn't come anywhere near the type of reforms that are actually needed.

The Trans-Texas Corridor issue ruffled a few feathers but not nearly as many as the Gardasil debacle. A whole lot of parents felt that forcing their daughters to be inoculated against an STD sent the wrong message, and the "opt-out for religious reasons" compromise did little to quell their outrage.

Finally, his failure to follow through on a lot of his conservative posturing regarding the Second Amendment, states' rights, etc--particularly in relation to the campus carry and TSA anti-groping bills he's refused to add to the special legislative session--has a lot of Texans (like me) wondering if they were duped.

I don't think there's any way he could lose Texas, but I think it's very possible that Texas could lose him the nomination.