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Why Rick Perry is the likely GOP nominee
Hot Air (Green Room) ^ | Sept 15, 2011 | Karl

Posted on 09/15/2011 10:47:04 AM PDT by AAABEST

After Monday’s debate in Florida, most people expected Rick Perry’s rapid rise to the top of the polls for Republican presidential candidates to slow or halt, having taken a beating over the Gardasil mandate and immigration. His attack on Social Security was supposed to scare off seniors. However, as RealClearPolitics reported last night, a new poll by Insider Advantage shows Perry grabbing a nine-point lead in the Sunshine State in a survey taken the next day…

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In the last 40 years, conservative dominance has been the way of the world in Republican presidential politics. The party has nominated some relatively moderate candidates, like Nixon, George Bush, and Bob Dole, but it was only after they had convinced enough Republican voters that they were sufficiently conservative.

In other words, a candidate aligned with the Northeastern, moderate wing of the party has not won a nomination since 1960, and there is no reason to expect that to change, barring some kind of once-in-a-century realignment of the two political parties. Northeastern Republicans are now junior partners in the party coalition. They cannot deliver their own states anymore, as the Democrats dominate them all except New Hampshire and Pennsylvania; meanwhile, conservatives in the Midwest, South, and West can deliver their states, and so they now basically run the show.

Which brings us to Mitt Romney, whose basic political problem is that he comes from the Northeastern wing of the party…

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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: captaingardasil; perry; rick; rino
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To: ReaganBaby26
Organizations who rate politicians on their stance on immigration rank Slick Rick Perry closer to 0bama than to Michele Bachman. 0bama gets an F and Perry a D. Bachman gets a B. Immigration trumps all other issues because the millions of Third World immigrants are overwhelmingly socialist Demonrat voters. Do you want to win a hollow victory and lose the war for America?

Perry is a slick, cunning career politician. He is a crony capitalist. He hasn't had a real job in 27 years. He is what he was when he supported Al Gore and Rudy Giuliani: a moderate Democrat. He has spent his career climbing the ladder in politics, and now he is talking "conservative" to win the GOP nomination. But he is a fake. Do not be fooled, FReepers.

61 posted on 09/15/2011 12:21:47 PM PDT by hellbender
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To: Baladas

Isn’t that picture just precious. **grabbing barf bag**


62 posted on 09/15/2011 12:34:43 PM PDT by ReaganBaby26
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To: hellbender

No victory that defeats Obama will be a hollow victory. THAT is the issue that trumps all other issues in this election. As I said, there are other candidates views I like better BUT I don’t see them withstanding the coming storm from the Rats.


63 posted on 09/15/2011 12:34:54 PM PDT by ReaganBaby26
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To: winoneforthegipper
I just looked at your Perry-obsessive posting history and realized that you're the same loon who told us you're going to single handedly bring down Perry:

.....your boy is going down from the moment i saw that...I will not rest till he does....

Delusions of grandeur much? I thought your screen name looked familiar.

I realize it's part of your jihad not to rest, but you really should get some. It's encouraged for people in your condition.

64 posted on 09/15/2011 12:39:47 PM PDT by AAABEST (Et lux in tenebris lucet: et tenebrae eam non comprehenderunt)
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To: The Sparrow
In 2000, I assumed GWB was underplaying his debate ablities so he could deliver a knock out to algore in the final debate. That never came to fruition. Any chance Perry, knowing he’s got a good shot, is playing this game?

Bush did one little thing that helped him wipe out any gains Gore had made on him in a debate. It happened when Gore walked up behind him and got way too much into his personal space. Bush turned around, eyeballed him up and down, and kept on. The audience laughed, and it was over for Gore for the night.

Perry will have a hard time, as it has been mentioned here, to come out swinging when almost every questions puts him on the defensive, or he's replying to constant attacks. That's obviously part of the game, but he won't shine too much in that situation.

The best thing he can do is keep his cool in that situation. People will compare him being cool-headed to Bachmann yelling insinuations that he's causing kids to be retarded.

65 posted on 09/15/2011 12:43:00 PM PDT by GOPyouth ("We're buying shrimp, guys. Come on." - Dear Leader)
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To: AAABEST

[Which brings us to Mitt Romney, whose basic political problem is that he comes from the Northeastern wing of the party…]

No, it comes from the fact that his is a flip-flopper who can’t be trusted and a big government statist.

ABR=======>Anybody But Romney


66 posted on 09/15/2011 12:46:20 PM PDT by KansasGirl
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To: AAABEST

George H. W. Bush was the likely general-election winner for 1992...in 1991.

Remind me. How’d that end up working out?


67 posted on 09/15/2011 12:48:31 PM PDT by RichInOC (Palin 2012: The Perfect Storm.)
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To: RichInOC
Remind me. How’d that end up working out?

Perot ran 3rd party, pulling nearly 20% of the vote.

68 posted on 09/15/2011 12:51:59 PM PDT by GOPyouth ("We're buying shrimp, guys. Come on." - Dear Leader)
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To: FightforFreedomCA
I actually think they intended for the pic to be unflattering but it doesn't look so bad. He looks masculine not metrosexual. He looks like someone who spends a lot of time in the sun doing things real men do. He doesn't look like he has regular facials and uses botox like Mitt Romney does. God forbid he may have some callouses on his hands too unlike Mitt's who's are no doubt nicely manicured.
69 posted on 09/15/2011 12:57:00 PM PDT by KansasGirl
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To: GOPyouth

Making my point that a lot can happen in a year.


70 posted on 09/15/2011 12:59:49 PM PDT by RichInOC (Palin 2012: The Perfect Storm.)
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To: RichInOC
Making my point that a lot can happen in a year.

Oh, I agree.

71 posted on 09/15/2011 1:02:04 PM PDT by GOPyouth ("We're buying shrimp, guys. Come on." - Dear Leader)
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To: RichInOC
Making my point that a lot can happen in a year.

Oh, I agree.

72 posted on 09/15/2011 1:02:07 PM PDT by GOPyouth ("We're buying shrimp, guys. Come on." - Dear Leader)
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To: Signalman

[1. He didn’t do to well in his first two debates. Will he/can he improve?]

No doubt he will improve.

[2. There’s no doubt that his views on SS, while accurate, will be used against him by the Rats. They’re going to pound him relentlessly with this. If he loses the senior vote over this, he’s in trouble.]

The Democrats have admitted that Social Security needs to be reformed. This is no longer a big secret. The debate will be on how to fix it, not whether it needs to be fixed or not.

[3. I have concerns that many independents view him as extreme (not only on the SS issue but also on his religious views) and the Dems are going to take advantage of this, should Perry be our nominee.]

If the Democrats bring religion in as an election issue, Perry throws Reverend Wright up on screeen. Who would you rather have running the country Mr. “God Damn America” or a traditional Christian? Then he can teach Americans about black liberation theology. Obama’s actions over the last 3 years will be so much more clear after that lesson.

My mother who is a Republican, but definitely moderate if not slightly left-wing, likes Perry.


73 posted on 09/15/2011 1:05:25 PM PDT by KansasGirl
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To: KansasGirl
He looks masculine not metrosexual. He looks like someone who spends a lot of time in the sun doing things real men do.


74 posted on 09/15/2011 1:08:48 PM PDT by AAABEST (Et lux in tenebris lucet: et tenebrae eam non comprehenderunt)
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To: hellbender

[0bama gets an F and Perry a D. Bachman gets a B.]

As futher reference for other posters, Palin also gets a D.

Bachmann is about the only candidate running besides Paul who has absolutely zero chance at beating Obama. She is not likeable.


75 posted on 09/15/2011 1:13:10 PM PDT by KansasGirl
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To: AAABEST

Pictures speak a thousand words. ;-)


76 posted on 09/15/2011 1:14:09 PM PDT by KansasGirl
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To: KansasGirl
I like her and I don't like very many people. Seems to me that makes her very like able.
77 posted on 09/15/2011 1:14:40 PM PDT by beandog (You can't elevate Perry by tearing down Palin)
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To: GOPyouth

It appears he’s causing certain FReepers to act retarded.


78 posted on 09/15/2011 1:15:57 PM PDT by beandog (You can't elevate Perry by tearing down Palin)
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To: KansasGirl
If the Democrats bring religion in as an election issue, Perry throws Reverend Wright up on screeen.

Simply brilliant! That is precisely the way it will work.

79 posted on 09/15/2011 1:20:37 PM PDT by RoosterRedux
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To: AAABEST

Nobody outside of Texas knows anything about him. He’s got a tall order to get at least the same level of name recognition as Obama. Many voters in the general election vote only on that. I had never really heard of Rick Perry until relatively recently and follow politics somewhat. Those who don’t follow at all aren’t paying attention right now.


80 posted on 09/15/2011 1:20:58 PM PDT by DouglasKC
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