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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Perry is the best candidate. Took second only to Newt last night. And I loved when he called the lib press on “despicable” as related to our troops. He’s honest, passionate, and the man I’d like to see as our President. But he continues to get hammered as unelectable, the stupid flip-side of Romney being electable.
How did we get here?
I just gave you mine, although you didn’t ping me.
The story is that Romney is ahead across the south.
In polls.
If that’s true, and holds true, we are all in a world of hurt.
Your take is your usual.
And we all know what that means.
Perry is the best candidate. Took second only to Newt last night. And I loved when he called the lib press on “despicable” as related to our troops. He’s honest, passionate, and the man I’d like to see as our President. But he continues to get hammered as unelectable, the stupid flip-side of Romney being electable.
How did we get here?
So why do so many on FR seem to think he’s the Second Coming? Or Third Coming, I guess, since Obama already took that title...
Romney is only ahead because the conservatives are splitting the vote. Naturally, he’ll only be beaten once Perry and one of Santorum/Gingrich drop out. That’s not new info.
Perry won’t even be in the hunt anymore by the time Texas has its primary.
This poll just shows me that Texans have bought into the media’s Perry is not electable meme. His 60% approval rating does not transfer to votes because they have been told over and over he can’t beat Obama which is completely untrue. I’m just not seeing what you find humorous about the media leading GOP voters over a cliff with Romney?
Perry is more stable than RP!!!
The problem as I see it is all the candidates have swelled heads and think they can win. None think the end is near even when they are losing!
“Perry is the best candidate. Took second only to Newt last night. And I loved when he called the lib press on “despicable” as related to our troops. He’s honest, passionate, and the man I’d like to see as our President. But he continues to get hammered as unelectable, the stupid flip-side of Romney being electable.
How did we get here?”
Perry also called conservatives “heartless”. Who gives a crap?
The man is not presidential material.
Polls are for strippers.
Liberals like PAConservative have been working hard to that end...it’s not over yet though !
From your lips to God's ears. I really felt like Perry was our only real choice last night, the only one who can win and keep his word.
Who’s Buddy Roemer? And why is his name in the poll?
True. This poll just confirms what most Texas conservatives know and feel about Perry. He's a wet fingered wind sock puppet surrounded by his team of cronies to feed him homespun sound bites.
Great message (the federalism part, anyway), flawed messenger. Sigh.
Rick Perry is in last place, the only candidate in single digits.
He's not in the hunt now nor has he been for months.
Not long ago, Newt led these polls, before that, Cain, before that, Perry.
The big picture is that Romney wasn’t getting a plurality in the southern states. Split vote and all...there were poll leaders and they weren’t named Mitt.
THat appears to have changed.
That truth hurts us all; it hurts Conservatives; it hurts America.
Perry has a double burden...he’s off running for President and not doing very well, therefore Texans could well take a dim view of that.
Which would help both Newt and Santorum among those who know better than to vote Romney, to poll as high as they do compared to their own Governor.
But that Romney has moved up this much in the southern tier is highly disturbing.
"Buddy Roemer at 0%"
Yep. Can't help but chuckle at that.
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