“Why on earth would he keep being re-elected, if he had trouble expressing himself.”
Because he didn’t “do” debates and of the few he did through the years, they were on PBS and few people would see it and they were short. He travels the state and shakes hands and utters these words in no particular order: “smaller government, lower taxes, tort reform (that would come out as law reform if he didn’t remember “tort”), etc.
The above is fine if you don’t have serious opposition and he didn’t because Texas is major Republican. Being the President of the United States is quite different and requires communication skills all the time and every word a President says is important - all over the world.
I worked for Perry every time he ran (been around him for years at gatherings, parties, workshops, etc.), but I cannot do it in good conscience for President - I just can’t. Sure, I would like our President to be from Texas, what Texan wouldn’t, but this country is in serious trouble and I have to, with my knowledge and serious contemplation, choose the one I think can do the best job of literally saving this country from destruction.
I’m not going to write all this again but wanted you to know why I can’t choose my own governor for president.
There is a presidential debate tomorrow night on CNN.
Perry will do fine. And he will be the next POTUS...he’s been picked.
I thought that Rick Perry did fine. I was born and raised out in the sticks here in Virginia, so I’m not a fast talker, nor a slick debater. Like Perry, most folks around here take their time while speaking their mind, there’s nothing wrong with that.
Newt is a fast talker and a noted debater, that’s about all he’s done for the past 25 years, he should be good at it. IMO, other than his time in Congress he’s not actually done anything that qualifies him to be president.
John McCain had good debates against Obama to no avail. Debates between the Democratic and GOP candidates rarely change minds, especially not the minds of partisans.