I agree... but Perry still has to win the primary, that’s the trick.
It’s no trick to win when you’re running unopposed. The GOP is not going to nominate a Massachusetts liberal who couldn’t win reelection in his home state, a backbench Congresswoman, a failed former Senator, the erratic, washed up, loudmouthed former Speaker of the House, or a lunatic libertarian Congressman. It certainly isn’t going to nominate a talk show host. As long as that’s the menu, the twice-reelected Governor of Texas will win, easily.
It’s still possible the menu will change, but increasingly unlikely. You can rest easy and watch the inevitable unfold.