Richmond, Va. — Virginia turned blue in 2008, and if Republicans want to win the presidency next year, they’ll likely have to color it red. In a speech this afternoon, Gov. Rick Perry argued to a convention hall of over one thousand GOP activists that he’s the man to do that, talking up his electability, which his chief rival, Mitt Romney, has denigrated. “We need a nominee who draws a distinct and clear contrast,” he said. “This campaign is about freedom,” Perry said, and the rest of the major issues, all important, are secondary to that theme. “The voters are...
