Seems like Perry is not prepared for the sort of questions this format is tossing him.
I agree...Perry is getting killed in the debate and it is more self inflicted than being the target.
Romney is going up in the debate at his expense. Perry is trending down and I don’t think he can be saved now.
My order of finish is something like Romney in top place, Perry, Newt, Cain, Backman in second tier. Santorum, Johnson, and Paul in last spot. Overall, besides Romney, Backman was the most improved in this debate.