Perry doesn't have the kind of grassroots support, That Palin has.
No matter how badly we want to get rid of Obama, I don't see people crawling over broken glass, barbed wired, with coals aflame underneath to vote for him. Should he be the nominee, it'll be another hold your nose vote, for many Palin supporters, without much energy.
And you don't think that the Dems and the MSM will pull out all of the stops, calling him BUSH III, whether true or not, his marital problems and GOD only knows what's hiding in his closet, to re-elect Obama?
At least with Palin and ONLY Palin, there isn't anything new that they can smear her with and have stick. Plus, her supporters are rock ribbed strong.
JMO, but I believe Perry will appeal to blue dog Dems, Indies and TEA partiers, as well as the old GOP fogies.
Palin has the TEA partiers, some Indies and some GOP fogies, but there are way too many across the country that have a visceral hatred of her and will not vote for her in spite of how bad off they are under Obama’s regime.
I really like Palin and think she would be a great POTUS, but there are too many women who don’t like her and the Dems rip her apart at every opportunity.