Posted on 08/27/2011 6:00:47 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
Texas Governor Rick Perry is polling very well at the national-level. In fact, the longest-serving Texas Governor recently won a Gallup poll of Republican and Republican-leaning independents.
Perry pulled in a larger percentage of the vote than former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) and Rep. Ron Paul (R-Tex.). Perry won the Gallup poll with 29 percent of the vote. Romney took second place with 17 percent of the vote. Paul grabbed third place with 13 percent of the vote and Bachmann took fourth place with 10 percent of the vote.
This is the first Gallup poll to survey Republicans and Republican-leaning independents with Perry as an announced candidate. In July, a Gallup poll found that Perry had 18 percent of the vote as an unannounced candidate. Perry took second place in this poll, trailing Romney by 4 percent.
In the latest Gallup poll, Perry also finished strong among church goers, especially weekly church goers. Among those surveyed who never or seldom attend church, Perry took first place with 24 percent of the vote. However, when Gallup surveyed those who attend church on a monthly basis, Perry’s support jumped to 27 percent. Perry’s support skyrocketed when Gallup surveyed those who attend church on a weekly basis. In this instance, Perry grabbed 34 percent of the vote. Romney, who took second place under this condition, trailed Perry by 18 percentage points.
The Gallup poll also revealed that Perry has strong support among the elderly. Perry took in 40 percent of the vote when those surveyed were 65 years of age or older. In this instance, Romney pulled in 16 percent of the vote.
Despite his support among monthly and weekly church goers, Perry’s religious beliefs have put the GOP candidate in some hot water in the past. On August 6th, Perry held a prayer rally in Houston, Texas. During his prayer rally, Perry called on God to help “those who cannot see the light in the midst of all the darkness.” As many as 30,000 people attended Perry’s prayer rally.
However, not everyone was impressed by Perry’s prayer rally. Some were concerned that Perry’s prayer rally was a sign that the Texas Governor won’t be able to appeal to a broader audience of Republicans who want a candidate who can defeat President Obama.
Regardless of the popularity of Perry’s prayer rally, the Texas Governor remains extremely popular among Republicans and Republican-leaning independents who are church goers.
YEAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!! That’s more like it! GO PERRY!
Has Rick Perry been tested, I mean really tested?
Do we have evidence that he will do the right thing, when it’s the hardest thing to do?
I don’t mean will he say the right things when it makes him sound conservative or when it goes along with his political ambitions. That’s not a test, it’s the easy thing to do.
I mean in all of his many years as a politician, is there any record that Rick Perry will make the hard choice to do what’s right according to his convictions, even though it brings a heavy personal price and/or a huge political risk?
Perry is Mitt Rino’s worst nightmare. He won’t touch Palin’s numbers.
Pray for America
Maybe I don’t know enough about Perry. But if this is the case, surely something will come up soon that will satisfy my question in post # 4.
Its a lot like when I voted for Reagan the first time. I didn't like his flip-flop on abortion, and I was very concerned that his explanation for voting for the Therapeutic abortion act in 1967, allowing for abortion in California, were BS. In addition, I certainly didn't like Reagan's track record of raising taxes as California governor - he voted for the largest tax increase at the time in California history. Yet his explanations seemed reasonable (necessary given the California Dem legislature). I gave the guy a shot because, on the whole, he seemed to be the best conservative candidate at the time and I hoped it wasn't BS. It turned out pretty good for me and the Country. Perry's track record as governor of Texas lines up pretty good against this bar. Particularly his stand on taxes, abortion and gun control. Now for those who seem to attack him on immigration issues, do your homework. Perry has what appears to be reasonable explanations and a different take on the spin. In addition, keep in mind that even our beloved Reagan made a goof in this area, granting amnesty for over 3 million illegals. Something Perry is nowhere near being accused of.
So far he has.
And here is a snapshot of his strong support.
The "I know this candidate" (recognition) MATCHED TO "I will contribute money and crawl over broken glass to vote for them" (intensity) numbers.
Perry's intensity numbers have held steady as his recognition numbers continue to rise.
And Perry has room to rise higher as more people review his years in office and learn his story.
Hard choices? Sometimes, and he seems to be trending in the right direction. There are no perfect candidates. If we don’t get Perry, we are likely to end up with Mittens.
I ran across this yesterday, and knowing Perry's fight with Big Education, thought this was a very interesting essay.
Will Rick Perry Unravel the Strange Consensus on Public Education?
I saw that one yesterday as well. When I started researching Perry, his take on education was one of the things that drew me to him. It is definitely Reaganesque and the fact that the liberal websites are taking notice of this and getting alarmed is further affirmation.
>>> Rick Perry’s Support Skyrockets Among Church Goers
The Church of Sarah cries out “REPENT YE HERETICS!”.
I wonder if that teacher/author knew (I guess he does) that Rick Perry refused Obama's "race to the top" money and then sued the Feds for it with no strings attached -- and won.
Gov. Rick Perry said "no" to competing in "Race to the Top." Texas Knows Best How to Educate Our Students
But Rep. Shelia Jackson-Lee and her Democratic Party wanted Perry's signature so the "money would flow to our schools within days."
Gov. Perry sued for Texas' money (without Washington telling us how to spend it) -- And won! Promise Kept.
Mona Charen: NRO Beware those 'radical' ideas -- Good opinion piece on Perry and education – Reagan simplicity that works
The media is staffed by the poorly educated and the unread. Perry's words were AT A PRAYER MEETING OF CHRISTIANS, and are nearly a direct quote, and definitely a scriptural allusion to: 1 John 2:8 NIV Yet I am writing you a new command; its truth is seen in him and you, because the darkness is passing and the true light is already shining.
All, of course, is a metaphor used throughout the bible and based on the physical universe:
Genesis 1:2 NIV Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters....4 God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness.
bump.
Our minister (independent Baptist) is pro Perry at this time. I don’t get it. I don’t like any of the candidates so far.
Arguments for electability are not arguments for integrity.
Before I support Perry, I want to see what he’s done in the past that shows he will choose what’s right at the expense of personal gain.
From what I’ve seen, only one presidential contender has passed this test, and it’s not Perry.
What I meant was this: sticking to your word is the true test.
It’s not enough to speak conservative principles during a campaign. It’s not enough to push a conservative political agenda when you know it will score points.
Before I support Rick Perry, I want to see evidence from his record that he did the right thing when nobody was looking.
That wasn't why I posted my comment. My point was, people who know Perry and his positions, like him. He still has more people to reach so his chances of getting the country behind him will be even greater.
I'm glad you have a candidate you can get behind. I wish them well.
“I’m glad you have a candidate you can get behind.”
I’m glad you’re glad. What I’m saying is I want to be “glad” about the candidacy of Rick Perry.
Where in Perry’s record does it show he passes the true test—that he will do what’s right when nobody’s looking?
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