Posted on 08/20/2011 6:21:16 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
Via Jim Galloway, a poll of Georgia Republicans by Channel Two Action News and InsiderAdvantage:
Rick Perry: 24 percent;
Herman Cain: 15 percent;
Newt Gingrich: 9 percent;
Michele Bachmann: 8 percent;
Mitt Romney: 6 percent;
Ron Paul: 5 percent;
Jon Huntsman: 1 percent;
Undecided, 20 percent.
It’s no surprise that Perry’s doing well in Georgia, but the size of his lead is a little startling so soon after his entry into the race. The fact that Romney, the longtime frontrunner who has been in the race for months, draws just 6 percent here in the Peach State is a stark reminder of his problems with the party’s conservative base.
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Nice.....bfl
Perry’s the first actual contender among all the monthly poll meteors—Trump, Cain, Bachman, and you’re right, the polls reflect that he’s all the MSM are talking about.
But he won’t be the last, with heavy hitters still to get in.
WOW!
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/08/20/perry-picks-up-south-carolina-endorsement/
...... >>>>Former U.S Ambassador to Canada David Wilkins will join the Texas governor at a campaign stop at Tommy’s Country Ham House in Wilkins’ hometown of Greenville, said Katon Dawson, former South Carolina GOP chairman who is leading Perry’s campaign efforts in the state.
Wilkins was a top fundraiser for George W. Bush in his critical 2000 presidential primary win over John McCain. He served as Bush’s state campaign chairman in 2004.
Longtime South Carolina Republican campaign consultant Chip Felkel said this endorsement is a sign that Perry is on a roll in the state that has a reputation for choosing the eventual Republican presidential nominee.<<<<.....
bump.
Bachmann needs to quit sticking her foot in her mouth.
ping
He is catching on here,that’s true.
I have a few issues with his record,but he is saying all the right things and saying them well since he announced.
Carolina will give him a fair shake—and after all,Alaska may be the biggest state in the Union but Texas is the biggest state in the South and that’s even better..
Perry has the most executive experience than all the others combined. As well as a very positive result. He has never lost an election.
No need to claim that Palin will even enter. She won't. She would have trouble beating Perry for the nomination, since she has such a narrow base supporting her and she knows it.
He also has a record Americans are looking for jobs, jobs, jobs, and the economy, economy, economy. This is bottom line for Americans, the rest Americans do not give a flip about.
Perry also likes to dole out state dollars in exchange for campaign contributions. But judging from your posting history I guess you think that is ok.
Getting that much attention in such a short time span, is a good indicator of how strong a threat Perry is to the Democrats.
Even the Palinistas are foaming at the mouth around here. The attacks are now at a fever pitch and getting nastier by the hour.
Y’all really should read the comments after this article. There are some gems.
Caret for caret, I'd put them up to some of the posts on this site, heck, this very thread.
Second, the ABO - Anyone But Obama - argument is silly. The monumental damage Zero has done has momentum, inertia. It will keep going even without him. It will take a counterforce to slow it down to where capitalist repair mechanisms can exceed the rate of damage. The absolute minimum, then, for a Republican nominee is someone who can supply at least this counterforce.
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And that's really the issue. Whenever we have to make an important real world decision, it's always weighing the assets against the liabilities. It's never all of the former and none of the latter. For me, Perry's assets - particularly for the fight we're in - overwhelm his liabilities.
We need a president who wants to turn the terrorist enemies of America into mulch, who's a climate skeptic's dream, who says, "Mr. Obama talks a lot about jobs, but the only job he really cares about is the one he's got," whose electoral strategy is "to keep your boot on your opponent's neck until after the election and all the votes are counted."
We need a president who tells the press in interviews and writes in print that Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid are "bankrupt," that they are "Ponzi schemes." Who writes that two "great milestones on the road to serfdom" for America were the passage of the 16th and 17th Amendments.
But then, most of have grown to expect that from your group and what you say does not matter. The results of what Perry is, is clearly showing in the polls whether you like it or not.
Of course Perry doesn’t have more executive experience than all the others combined. Palin and Romney both have plenty of executive experience. And I think you’re very wrong about Palin not running or having a narrow base, but we will see.
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