[bwc2221]

“I despise obama. I support Perry. He can beat obama - Palin can’t. Bachman can’t. I’m actually a proud member of the tea party in monmouth county. I’m also a realist. You can’t win the general election with conservatives alone. That’s a fact.”

This time four years ago Thompson and Giuliani were leading the polls. One of the advantages Perry has right now is that he is an unknown quantity to many. A month ago I was all set to jump aboard the Perry bandwagon, but a statement he made about the Texas DREAM Act made me take a close look. When all the skeletons come out of the closet, Rick will be toast.

[B Knotts]

Quite right. I was surprised to see the level of support for Perry, who just a couple of years ago was almost universally despised on Free Republic.

But, yes, as the details come out, and voters learn more about him, his numbers will drop.