Posted on 01/17/2012 10:13:34 AM PST by PAConservative1
From Public Policy Polling, this is really bad news for Rick Perry -- although at this point it cannot be unexpected:
Rick Perry's Presidential campaign is doing about as bad in Texas now as it is everywhere else in the country. When PPP last polled the state in September he was at 49%, leading Mitt Romney by 39 points. Now Perry's support has declined by 31 points, leaving him in 3rd place at 18%. Mitt Romney at 24% and Newt Gingrich at 23% lead the way with Rick Santorum at 15%, Ron Paul at 12%, and Buddy Roemer at 0% rounding out the field behind Perry.
What might be most shocking on this poll is that Romney edges Perry 46-45 if Republican voters had to pick just between the two of them. When we asked that identical question four monhs ago Perry led Romney 72-18. There's been a 55 point shift in Romney's direction.
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You can insult me all you want, but that won’t pull Perry’s support out of the abyss.
Did you ever wonder maybe there’s a reason (several, actually) that conservatives just aren’t that into Perry?
I’m hoping that Perry would have dropped out and endorsed Santorum before then.
Yes we know people aren’t interested in Jobs, Stable Housing market. Employment growth. Freedom and public officials that realize they work for US. Not the other way around.
But hey that’s just Texans.
The rest like fluff and being lied to by the usual suspects.
Not really... the SE coast is a lot of NY’ers, NJ’ers and the Jewish people, they vote Dem no matter who is running. The Kenyan got some of the Republican vote and lots of independents and libertarian votes. He won’t get that this time. I say no way does the Kenyan win FL. He will get the black vote, but most probably won’t waste their time voting, they didn’t get his stash or any free stuff like he promised.
I say whatever R wins, easily takes FL. Hope I am right. I haven’t heard one person say they were voting for him, even people that screwed up last time and did.
Come on, you can tell me, you're really behind Romney aren't you? It's ok...just exclaim it on the open forum like you did with your attempt at ridiculing Gov Perry...I won't tell anyone...I promise.
He needs to just go away, period.
Gardasil
In-state tuition
La Raza supporter
Said he wants open borders
Former Democrat, worked for Al Gore
Can’t even remember his own policies
Didn’t want to run, until Anita and big money donors convinced him to.
Would lose a debate against Basil Marceaux
And he’s in 3rd place in his home state.
I’ll never vote for Romney. The only people helping Romney are the Perry supporters who throw their votes and cash away to a dead campaign walking.
Forget it. Ron Paul propaganda doesn’t work anymore.
Oh, and just FYI, back when Perry was the frontrunner all his supporters did nothing but bash supporters of other candidates and tell them to get out of the race, and also used personal attacks against me and many others. Saying people who weren’t for Perry hated Texas, wanted women to die of cancer, were racist KKK members, etc. So don’t act like you’re an innocent victim. My “gloating” was fairly innocent compared to that.
Everything I posted was factual (well, except the Basil Marceaux thing) and has nothing to do with Ron Paul.
Those looks don’t matter either, it’s just so damn much fun posting and reviewing them.
When he suggested Americans don't have a heart regarding illegals, he might as well suggested turning the Alamo into a prenatal clinic for illegal aliens. I didn't need to hear another word from this guy.
That was it for me.
He obviously never noticed Americans have been jack-hammered and economically gang raped by millions of Mexicans, who have absolutely no repect for our rules, laws or borders.
Oop, there’s 1. JED, LOOK, ONE! (lol)
I’m a Newtist, and didn’t know Perry from Adam until he entered the race last year. First impression...auuughhhhhhhh :(
But he grows on you. I think he had problems of some sort after back surgery, and the timing was just wrong for him to enter the presidential race while physically under par.
Since then, though, he has gotten better. I like the way he is able to pivot in a discussion that has gone into the weeds; he is able to snap it to a more interesting and appropriate pathway, and he seems to have a knack for knowing just when to do it. The man will never be a great rhetorician but we now see some of the skills that brought him to high office.
Besides that, his conservative credentials are substantial and IMO more so than Santorum’s. Santorum just hasn’t the heft, the alpha gene if you will; and his track record is rather spotty. Perry, otoh, has been running TEXAS.
That’s not a strongly conservative state.
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No, it’s not, but it’s strongly anti-Barry the Kenya=n state now. Let’s see if I am right and hope the ABO attitude doesn’t change between now and November.
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