Perry is a popular governor of our second most populous state which happens to be surviving the Obama Depression better than any other.
He has taken on and beaten the trial lawyers. He has defunded Planned Parenthood. He is pro life. He is attempting reforms that would weaken the very left academic establishment. He doesn't believe in global warming and is willing to say so.
He is fighting with the EPA over stupid and destructive regulations.
He supports the 10th Amendment and in fact joined a lawsuit defending Arizona's illegal-alien control law.
He opposes an open border. He opposes amnesty and the federal Dream Act.
He is outspokenly in support of the 2nd Amendment.
There are probably others but that's just off the top of my head.
Many of these same good things can be said about Herman Cain, btw.
But he's all for a Texas version of both and calls us "heartless" when we disagree with him.
No sale.