[ziravan]

"I think he is luring them in.

This aint his first rodeo."

I doubt that. Rick Perry is famously not a great debater. This is only like his 5th debate in the last decade.

That said, when you're the front runner, you don't NEED to win debates; you only need not to lose them with a major flub.

The chief advantage of debates is to make up ground by standing out. You don't particularly need to stand out if you don't have ground to make up.

The WP has it wrong. All Rick Perry has to do to 'win' a debate at this point is to walk away without a quotable gaffe. In that sense, he won. Keep in mind I'm not particularly a Perry supporter.

Perry won because he didn't lose.

[mylife]

Actually I am surprised that Perry didnt rub obama’s nose in his snubbing of Texas in the wake of 2 major wildfires and the worst drought ever.

I dont know if it is true but if it is , that is obama taking the card off the table after dissing us for years.

Believe me Perry won’t let this punk go.

[ziravan]

Rick Perry is famously not a great debater.

Let me add that this is such the case that it goes beyond political spin to lower expectations.

He really isn't comfortable debating. It's not his strength. All the more reason why he only need not lose in order to win. He does have potent political strengths elsewhere; Rick Perry only needs to ensure that debates aren't his Achilles Heel.