Rumored since last week, the endorsement was made official today:
Texas Gov. Rick Perry today received the endorsement of U.S. Senator James Inhofe (R-Okla.) in his campaign for president of the United States.
“I’ve known Gov. Rick Perry for a long time, and I am endorsing him because I know he is the strongest leader to run against and defeat President Obama. After three years of Obama’s liberal agenda, Rick Perry is the right person to get America working again and turn our country in the right direction,” said Sen. Inhofe. “His record as Texas’ governor proves that he knows you grow the economy with less government, by controlling spending, cutting taxes, reforming tort laws and reducing regulatory red tape for employers. One of the important areas is reigning in over-regulation. Rick Perry is strong against the Cap and Trade tax that would further devastate our economy and do nothing but move jobs overseas to places like China. He is one of the few who understand this, and he won’t cave in to the extreme environmental activists or the Hollywood crowd and their liberal agenda. We can’t afford four more years of the Obama malaise. Look at what Rick Perry has done in his state. He is going to be a great president!”
“As one of the leading conservative voices in the United States Senate, Sen. Inhofe will be an important asset to this campaign, and I am humbled to receive his support,” said. Gov. Perry. “I am proud to partner with him as I travel the nation to share my vision to get America working again.”
Gov. Perry also announced the endorsement of Florida State Senate President Don Gaetz.
August 29th, 2011 at 6:45 pm
Wow, TWO great gets for Perry.
August 29th, 2011 at 6:49 pm
The sphinx has spoken for Perry. Let the bells ring. Let the children sing.
August 29th, 2011 at 6:59 pm
Couple those announcements with today’s CNN poll which is getting lots of play all over the media just as last weeks polls did for Perry — then look at endorsements from other candidates that may come his way:
•Rick Perry 27% ..most popular tea party, jobs, and everything else acrosss the board candidate
•Mitt Romney 14% ..burnt toast since the day Perry arrived
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•Sarah Palin 10% ..tea party mama grizzly should endorse Perry
•Rudy Giuliani 9% ..should endorse Perry as payback for ’07-’08
•Michele Bachmann 9% ..see Palin
•Newt Gingrich 6% ..should endorse fellow southerner, Perry
•Ron Paul 6% ..will endorse no one but half of his 6% probably go to the states rights guy, Perry
August 29th, 2011 at 7:01 pm
So Perry gets support from the state senate leader AND the Speaker of the House?!
Romney’s seven point (and declining) lead in Florida looks more perilous with each passing hour.
August 29th, 2011 at 7:01 pm
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You used to be Craig For, right?
August 29th, 2011 at 7:03 pm
Were these endorsements in Florida? I thought that I read Oklahoma. The tea party is abhorred in Florida, so we’ll see what happens.
August 29th, 2011 at 7:05 pm
“and I am humbled to receive his support,”
I just don’t think humility fits Perry very well.
August 29th, 2011 at 7:08 pm
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Inhofe is one of Oklahoma’s U.S. Senators. The other is Dr. Tom Coburn.
August 29th, 2011 at 7:09 pm
I don’t know. I guess humility is all relative. Didn’t Mitt steal the spotlight away from McCain as he conceded one of the (few) primaries he lost to Mitt?
August 29th, 2011 at 7:09 pm
6,
I’m talking about when Kavon wrote this:
August 29th, 2011 at 7:14 pm
Why no Race42012 post on this?
“Romney’s plan to beat Perry”
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/romneys-plan-to-beat-perry/2011/08/29/gIQAKbaRnJ_story.html
August 29th, 2011 at 7:17 pm
Applause to Perry. Great politician.
August 29th, 2011 at 7:33 pm
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0811/62214.html
This article is entitled “Is Rick Perry Dumb?”
Obviously, it’s a lefty organization asking the question and their answer is essentially, “it’s complicated.” Anyone who can be elected to office for 25 years isn’t dumb, so Politico got the answer wrong, IMHO. Still, fascinating article with scores of quotes from Perry guys more or less saying “The Texas political scene is littered with opponents who thought Rick Perry wasn’t smart.”
More than that, it’s got 2,000 freaking comments. Just for that reason alone, it’s worth a read.
August 29th, 2011 at 7:53 pm
Mittens has plenty of endorsements,it means nothing.
August 29th, 2011 at 8:15 pm
Interesting TWEETS from Tom Jensen about S. Carolina poll:
” Perry up big in S. Carolina, but Romney 7 % better against Obama. Perry surge great news for Obama
44 % of S. Carolina GOP don’t believe Obama born in U.S.
57 % of S. Carolina GOP don’t believe in evolution
61 % of S. Carolina GOP don’t believe in global warming
on the other hand
27 % of perry supporters believe Obama born in U.S
27 % of Perry supporters believe in evolution
17 % of Perry supporters believe in global warming
A perfect fit.
Jensen also tweets that Obama leads Palin in Kentucky which is obviously bad news for Sarah
and Romney is up 25 % over Obama with Kentucky independents
Good and bad news…….but it’s August and we have, as Frost said, “miles to go” and lots and lots of bridges to cross. A pretty good August for Romney. Competition stumbling, focus on one guy who’s peaking 5 months ahead of first votes. Lot’s to see
CraigS
Craig
August 29th, 2011 at 8:27 pm
#4 ST
So, Romney’s Florida polling is declining by the hour ? If my notes are right, the recent Mason Dixon poll had his lead increasing in August and his percentages rising from 23 % to 28 %. I think his margin over Obama also increased from 5 % to 8 % in the latest poll. And, he can’t help but be helped by running against a candidate who thinks Social Security is a ” Monstrous Lie ” and who believes SS and Medicare are illegal Ponzi schemes, like Bernie Madoffs, and the folks running the SS program should be off to prison, like Bernie.
WOW ! Watch Florida in the fall if you really want to see a campaign focused totally on this issue, hammering a guy who is not really used to defending comic book statements in public. It’s gonna be fun to watch, with maybe a $ 15-20 million ad buy. Watch and see if Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio jump on that Anti- Senior red meat. Get ready, Perryites.
CraigS
August 29th, 2011 at 8:28 pm
15 – interesting indeed but I’m going to say right here and now that I am ready to call bullshit on PPP – IF they show Perry tied with Obama in the state or close to it.
When Mason-Dixon and Magellan both show Perry ahead in Florida….and Civitas shows Perry leading Obama 45-42 in North Carolina…I don’t want to see any nonsense about “a dead heat” in South Carolina.
We’ll see.
August 29th, 2011 at 8:35 pm
16 – Romney was ahead of Perry by only seven in the last Mason-Dixon poll. That was his smallest lead in the state this cycle. Perry went from 0 to 21 in essentially no time and his trend lines look great.
August 29th, 2011 at 8:48 pm
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Surely you would know that if you are not running and are not in a poll……you get 0 percent.
So, Any Perry numbers would be pretty dramatic.
Jensen didn’t,t tweet that Perry was tied with Obama in S Carolina, only that Romney was 7 percent ahead of him against the president
As to Florida…….well see . Florida, except for the panhandle, doesn’t,t look like S.C.
CraigS
August 29th, 2011 at 8:48 pm
Okay you bunch of RINO Rick Perry supporters, how to address the fact that in 1993, Rick Perry praised HilaryCare??
Hummm… do you still call yourselves conservatives and support Rick Perry???
Come on, lets see you weasel out of this one.
http://conservativehideout.com/rapidfire/2011/08/29/rick-perry-praised-hillary-clinton%E2%80%99s-health-care-scheme/
So, lets get this straight, Perry was for amnesty when it came to illegal aliens and college tuition. He floated the idea of international Health Care system, supporter Hillary care, supported Al Gore, the list goes on for this RINO and his followers.
August 29th, 2011 at 8:50 pm
Howdy all:
A couple little caveats about Senator Gaetz and Speaker Cannon. First Gaetz is going to be Senate President, but Mike Haridopolos is President of the Senate until after 2012. Second, Senator Gaetz comes from the Panhandle, where Perry’s natural strength would be anyways.
Finally, both Cannon and Gaetz are involved in the very acrimonious redistricting process. Cannon is becoming very unpopular because he is suing to overturn an amendment passed by the voters in 2010 about redistricting and using taxpayer funds to try and overturn their own amendment. As for Senator Gaetz, he’s Chairman of the Redistricting Committee, which has not gotten positive feedback.
Just so you know…
August 29th, 2011 at 8:53 pm
20 – Seriously? He supported “her efforts in trying to reform the health care system”. Show me where he supported the health care bill.
In fact, while you’re at it, go dig up the quotes that Mitt actually supported the Chafee bill.
August 29th, 2011 at 8:55 pm
Hahaha. A letter dated April 6, 1993? There wasn’t ANY HillaryCare on April 6th 1993.
You Rombots must REALLY recognize how devastating the RomneyCare bashing will be.
August 29th, 2011 at 8:56 pm
Sojourner Truth Says:
August 29th, 2011 at 8:53 pm
20 – Seriously? He supported “her efforts in trying to reform the health care system”. Show me where he supported the health care bill.
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Follow the link, its shows a letter he signed
again, your efforts are worthy, and I hope you will rember this constituency as the task force progresses, Please do not hesitate to contact me if I can be of any assistance.
Sincerely, Rick Perry
http://conservativehideout.com/rapidfire/2011/08/29/rick-perry-praised-hillary-clinton%E2%80%99s-health-care-scheme/
August 29th, 2011 at 8:56 pm
More lies from the Rombots. This is the kind of thing that causes everyone in the field to line up against your guy.
August 29th, 2011 at 8:57 pm
I SAW THE LINK. He supported “the task force” – the idea of reforming health care – in April of 1993 when the very notion of health care reform was in its infancy.
That’s all you got?
August 29th, 2011 at 8:57 pm
Hey, Romney’s going nuclear. He’s going to “mediscare” voters from Perry, apparently:
http://hotair.com/archives/2011/08/29/romneys-attack-strategy-against-perry-mediscaring/
August 29th, 2011 at 8:58 pm
Sojourner Truth Says:
August 29th, 2011 at 8:55 pm
Hahaha. A letter dated April 6, 1993? There wasn’t ANY HillaryCare on April 6th 1993.
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Your such a dis-honest hypocrite. Hillary care was being floated in 1993 after Bill Clinton took office.
August 29th, 2011 at 8:59 pm
# Sojourner Truth Says:
August 29th, 2011 at 8:57 pm
I SAW THE LINK. He supported “the task force” – the idea of reforming health care – in April of 1993 when the very notion of health care reform was in its infancy.
That’s all you got?
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How much you need. While conservatives where fighting against it,he supported. Sorry, you are a complete and total hypocrite.
August 29th, 2011 at 9:00 pm
Pretty lame. What else you got?
August 29th, 2011 at 9:00 pm
The link you provided from a Pro-Romney site even says its not an endorsement of HillaryCare.
What he said was essentially simply, “I support your efforts to make the system better. Please keep rural communities in mind as you think about tackling this issue”.
Show me any proof at all that Perry supported anything like the eventual bill.
August 29th, 2011 at 9:02 pm
# casusit Says:
August 29th, 2011 at 8:57 pm
Hey, Romney’s going nuclear. He’s going to “mediscare” voters from Perry, apparently:
http://hotair.com/archives/2011/08/29/romneys-attack-strategy-against-perry-mediscaring/
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Do you even read???? It is some writers opinion, it didn’t come from Romney or his campaign.
August 29th, 2011 at 9:02 pm
If anyone is the hypocrite it’s MITT.
MITT supported the Chafee bill. He told John Judis that he did in 1994 in an interview with The New Republic. NOW he is spouting off about how he hates national mandates.
Keep this up, man. You’re doing great!
August 29th, 2011 at 9:06 pm
Sojourner Truth Says:
August 29th, 2011 at 9:02 pm
If anyone is the hypocrite it’s MITT.
MITT supported the Chafee bill. He told John Judis that he did in 1994 in an interview with The New Republic. NOW he is spouting off about how he hates national mandates.
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Not really, do your homework, it was a republican alternative to Hillary Care that Rick Perry supported.
August 29th, 2011 at 9:08 pm
Yes, I read the post, and I also followed the link to the source that quotes Romney’s own flaks and flatterers flattering themselves that they can go all Democrat on Perry for the win!
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/romneys-plan-to-beat-perry/2011/08/29/gIQAKbaRnJ_story.html?wprss=rss_opinions
Cool, huh? Perry is forcing Romney to the left, way left, because that’s where he belongs, that’s where he’s most comfortable.
August 29th, 2011 at 9:10 pm
34 – Perhaps you ought to do yours.
’94 Romney Said He’d Vote for Health Care Plan With Federal Mandate
http://www.nationalreview.com/primary-event/266982/94-romney-said-he-d-vote-health-care-plan-federal-mandate-katrina-trinko
Then later, a Romney spokesman wouldn’t deny the claim.
Always the “Romney style” wiggle room. If he didn’t support the Chafee bill, why didn’t he or his handlers say so?
August 29th, 2011 at 9:13 pm
Like. Bloody. Clockwork.
August 29th, 2011 at 9:14 pm
Thunder just shot himself in the foot.
I guess some of the Rombots get sloppy when Perry doubles the national polling numbers of His Royal Mittness.
August 29th, 2011 at 9:19 pm
Quite right, sadly. In support of your point, Romney went all negative on McCain in 2008 to develop themes that the Obami would later use to great effect, even when Romney’s own negatives were so high that his negative attacks would backfire on his own poll numbers. Romney doesn’t care about party or principle. Romney doesn’t even care about victory: his attacks on McCain were gratuitous in that they only served to pull down Romney’s own numbers, yet he persisted in his attacks. All Romney cares about is Romney.
He’s a strange guy to be sure.
August 29th, 2011 at 9:21 pm
He doesn’t want to inform you. Only distract you. Or distract others away from your message. What your or I would call a bug–his shooting himself in the foot–is to Thunder a feature.
August 29th, 2011 at 9:23 pm
It’s just dizzying from one thread to the next. In one, the Rombots are praising RomneyCare for its individual mandate and ability “to get everyone ensured” (sure, by making it illegal to fog a mirror and not buy insurance). In the next, the Rombots tell us that this super-intelligent Harvard MBA/JD summa cum loudmouth was hoodwinked into erecting RomneyCare.
Could the RomBats teleconference to figure out a consistent party line, please?
August 29th, 2011 at 9:25 pm
Do you have a blog or something? I love the way you write.
August 29th, 2011 at 9:31 pm
Why Romney will fail: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2011/aug/29/why-mitt-romney-will-fail
August 29th, 2011 at 9:35 pm
Casusit: I can forgive Rick perry for:
1)mandated vaccines for little girls
2)Trans-texas corridor
3)Open borders for illegal immigrants
4) Support for pro-gay marriage Rudy
5)Being for Gay marriage (if it’s states rights issue) before he was against them – within a 2 day period; nothing to see here move along.
6)Multiple unethical reports
7)Cronyism
8)Not smart – defended by some convoluted message that people that are smart are bad.
9)tripling the state debt – higher than California (you know the bastion of financial conservatism)
I’ll think of more as they continue to be brought to light. But now that those are forgiven, Perry is the perfect candidate.
August 29th, 2011 at 9:39 pm
Now if you only you could dance.
August 29th, 2011 at 9:45 pm
????
August 29th, 2011 at 9:49 pm
Funny anecdote:
http://www.tnr.com/blog/jonathan-chait/94280/solution-the-romney-perry-feud
August 29th, 2011 at 9:50 pm
Translation: I don’t care. Perry never gave us RomneyCare.
August 29th, 2011 at 9:51 pm
42. LOL! I don’t have that sort of stick-to-it-iveness to keep a blog going for more than a few days. And I’m a mere understudy to the consistently brilliant blogs and comments from (in no particular order) you, Jim Treacher, IowaHawk, Don Surber, Walter Russell Mead, (here) MWS, Adam X, Sojourner Truth, (at McArdle’s blog) AMouseForAllSeasons, Derek, JoshINHB, Blighter, etc.
Example of Blighter’s comments at McArdle’s blog (topic unrelated to the one here, just today):
The competition is too tough. I bow my head in gratitude as a reader.
August 29th, 2011 at 9:56 pm
I have this picture of you placing your fingers in your ears and saying “llallalalalalalal, Perry is great.” Fine, I can deal with that, I just thought that you had more substance than that.
Seriously, all of those are “forgiveable” in your “conservative” world?
Try mounting a defense of your “forgiven” candidate than changing the topic. A number of Mitt supporters (sorry, I meant ‘WIllard” supporters) have posted their defense of Mitt’s policies, why can’t you (of Perry)?
August 29th, 2011 at 9:57 pm
Inhofe……….I’ve written my Senator and told him I didn’t hold his critical analysis too highly. Yes, I understand his support because is strong against the global warming which Inhofe has boldly held as a sham. Good for him on that. But ……can’t be a one item president! Perry has too much baggage for anyone looking for the truth and a conservative!
August 29th, 2011 at 9:59 pm
Or am I due for another “now if you only you can dance” comment?
August 29th, 2011 at 10:08 pm
Seriously, my dear brother in our common enterprise of executing our responsibilities as informed citizens, I have nothing to defend with respect to Mr. Perry or his sometimes wild and whacky ways. I prefer Perry because I prefer politicos who do not foist massive new entitlements on their constituencies, e.g. RomneyCare. One word: RomneyCare. One issue: RomneyCare. I don’t do mandates. I don’t do massive entitlements. It’s just that simple.
The fact that he is a sitting governor, from a region continuous with the GOP base, and with a proven record of pro-growth policies, I also count as among Perry’s more endearing qualities as a man, as a governor, and as a candidate.
August 29th, 2011 at 10:17 pm
Where did this pro-Perry horde come from? You can’t even read intelligent commentary anymore. Starting to miss MWS and the Palin cult.
August 29th, 2011 at 10:18 pm
“I don’t do mandates.” Then why push for one of the only 2 candidates that have pushed mandates as politicos? There are plenty of other candidates out there that haven’t done that, and then followed it up with the excuse of “I hate cancer.” Ingenious response, by the way.
What about eminent domain that he was pushing for the TTC?
Just out of curiosity, did you think GWB was a good president? Do you think he was effective, successful, etc.?
August 29th, 2011 at 10:19 pm
Rick Perry supported Hillarycare *after* he became a Republican. Interesting stuff
August 29th, 2011 at 10:27 pm
teledude – don’t look at his record – it’s “forgiveable” because of he’s from Texas.
August 29th, 2011 at 10:27 pm
Apparently you don’t know the definition of a mandate. Anyway, Perry got defeated on that requirement for one vaccine among many that you could waive by filling out a form, and he recanted. Has Romney ever recanted RomneyCare, or mandates to purchase a service? No, he supports them, as do his followers on this very site.
August 29th, 2011 at 10:29 pm
Perry also consorts with necromancers to raise the spirits of the unholy dead. Interesting stuff. Yet I still prefer Perry to Romney, as do many, many others if the polls are any guide on the issue. Why do you suppose that’s the case?
August 29th, 2011 at 10:31 pm
Yes, because the governor of Texas has gifted the state with many years of pro-growth economic policies, unlike some lonely one-termer who ruled in MA ten million years ago and can’t carry his own state that he once governed, the author of the tremendously popular–or so the Romney supporters insist–RomneyCare, a fiscal disaster still in the making.
August 29th, 2011 at 10:34 pm
Well, he was no Willard Romney if that’s what you mean, well, except for the prescription drug benefit thing, and the no child left behind thing, those were Romneyesque policies to be sure. You know, I suppose I do see the connection. Thank you for pointing it out to me.
August 29th, 2011 at 10:35 pm
60 – you have yet to name one of those pro-growth policies. Here I’ll make it easy for you, TORT reform, I like that, what else?
August 29th, 2011 at 10:41 pm
Definition of a Mandate – an official or authoritative command; an order or injunction, an often controversial government requirement for the purchase of goods by individuals, an obligation handed down by a governmental body.
Apparently I do know what a mandate is or at least have the wherewithal to go the dictionary and post the meaning of it for you so that you can know explain what he was pushing for and what everyone has called a mandate is in fact not a mandate. The fact that all of Texas thought it was such a bad idea that it was struck down is not an excuse for it having been pushed. Not to mention he was defending it until this year, when he said “you know, I hate cancer” as the reason for pushing it.
August 29th, 2011 at 10:42 pm
59 – “Perry also consorts with necromancers to raise the spirits of the unholy dead. Interesting stuff. Yet I still prefer Perry to Romney…”
Exactly, Homer to nth degree.
August 29th, 2011 at 10:45 pm
Let google be your friend. Perry’s accomplishments are everywhere. With just a few keystrokes I found this:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jamestaylor/2011/08/24/yes-rick-perry-deserves-credit-for-the-texas-economy/2/
When I search for Romney, on the other hand, I get this:
Political Analyst Says “It’s Over for Mitt Romney”; Obama Fears Perry the Most
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCH0vmHPJr8&feature=player_embedded
August 29th, 2011 at 10:53 pm
61 – Can you seriously not answer a question without throwing Romney in the mix? I meant no disrespect, I was curious if you were one of those conservatives that thought Bush was a good president. You are seriously mental, bra. Relax and pop your pills. The govt is not listening to out conversation, well maybe they are now, thanks GWB and the Dept of Homeland Security.
August 29th, 2011 at 10:57 pm
“I hate cancer” is a silly reason to be sure, but it is how the pharmaceutical firm Merck markets the vaccine to make it palatable.
Perry was wrong, he got his head handed to him over it, and he recanted. Has Romney recanted RomneyCare? No. He defends it. So I can be fairly confident that Romney will expand, and extend, the prerogatives of the state in the fomr of its many entitlements were this some alternate universe where the man stood any chance at all of winning the GOP nomination.
August 29th, 2011 at 11:00 pm
The topic is Romney. That’s who we discuss here at Romney42012, right? All Romney. All the time. Romney. Romney. Romney. Romney is a super-genius. Romney models human excellence. Romney can do no wrong, and if he does do wrong, he was hoodwinked by a Democratic legislature or something. Romney is the messiah. Romney is the greatest human being who ever lived. That sort of thing.
August 29th, 2011 at 11:01 pm
66 – We finally agree on something. Now you would say he recanted (interesting choice of words – reminds me of a forced confession, like during the inquisition, just saying) where as I would say it was for political expediency since it would burn his bridge with conservatives.
I know you don’t see it that way, which is why you still support him, but surely you can see why others don’t trust him on his “conversion.” Especially since he pushed it hard against everyone, no reason to push it unless their was cronyism or he firmly believed it.
August 29th, 2011 at 11:02 pm
67 – the thread is Perry. The other thread was Romney, you do know how that works, right?
You have issues dude.
August 29th, 2011 at 11:06 pm
I have no privileged access to the heart of any person, so I could never say. I will take him at his word as I can at least assume that he’s not likely to make so bone-headed a mistake again. Clinton never tried to foist healthcare reform on us twice, for example.
What’s funny is that you can trust a shape-shifter like Romney:
Mitt Romney Flip-Flops on hunting, abortion and iraq and dog
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PURfrORhWPc
August 29th, 2011 at 11:15 pm
70 – yet, you have no problem with Perry changing his position on Gay marriage, support for a pro-choice candidate (SBA), mandates, federalism, etc.
The difference between Romney on these flips is that Romney did the abortion one over 10 years ago, hunting was not a flip-flop; said he was a lifelong NRA member (by the way did you know that you can buy those, which is what he did, stupid? yes, flip-flop? NO.
You see how this is done, you make an accusation/charge, I back it up with facts, not platitudes or attacks on the other candidate.
August 29th, 2011 at 11:29 pm
Harrison,
Yes! And after we Repubs wrap up SC, I’ll go as ‘Craig for Perry’ (and sadly not ‘Craig for Huck’) through November. That will surely drive the Rombats even battier.
Btw, I just saw the Red State dude on CNN say that SINCE 1964 — every single one of our Republican candidates who led the polls after Sept 1 became our eventual nominee with the exception of ’08 when Rudy was just a few points ahead of McCain at that point.
Uh-oh.
August 29th, 2011 at 11:38 pm
And yet you’re completely unpersuasive. It’s not your fault, though. It’s Romney, and his programme called RomneyCare. You just can’t wish away RomneyCare.
August 30th, 2011 at 12:08 am
Perry promises to contest California
Rick Perry, whose Republican detractors worry he won’t play in swing states, tells supporters at a Colorado fundraiser that he plans to reach into what’s now solidly blue California:
August 30th, 2011 at 12:09 am
Sarah Palin 10% ..tea party mama grizzly should endorse Perry
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Why would she do that? Sarahn Palin has fought corruption and you think she is going to endorse it? Shady land deals. Rewarding big donors with appointments and taxpayer dollars. Living like a king at taxpayer expense. Tripling the state debt. If you think she would endorse any of that then you are crazy.
A poll that says Palin runs better ampong moderates than conservatives. Runs better among people who are neutral towards the tea party than among tea party supporters. This poll is as crazy as you are.
August 30th, 2011 at 12:12 am
Jensen also tweets that Obama leads Palin in Kentucky which is obviously bad news for Sarah and Romney is up 25 % over Obama with Kentucky independents
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And I’ll bet you believe in the tooth fairy too.
August 30th, 2011 at 12:12 am
Could Romneycare have been an outgrowth of this worldview?
Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2011/08/29/bishop-romney-and-mormon-welfare/#ixzz1WUCFUbqU
August 30th, 2011 at 12:14 am
75.
Hello? SHE JUST ENDORSED Perry less than a year ago.
August 30th, 2011 at 12:18 am
Btw, I just saw the Red State dude on CNN say that SINCE 1964 — every single one of our Republican candidates who led the polls after Sept 1 became our eventual nominee with the exception of ’08 when Rudy was just a few points ahead of McCain at that point.
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In many of those instances the frontrunner had 50% or more. Guliani was around 30% which is generally where Perry is now. Also in Dec 2007, McCain was more than a few points behind. He was at around 15% in the polls and 3rd or 4th.
August 30th, 2011 at 12:22 am
Hello? SHE JUST ENDORSED Perry less than a year ago.
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She didn’t endorse him for President. If the people of Texas like that then that is their business. Since he is running for President, it is my business now. There is no way I would ever support that type of corruption.
August 30th, 2011 at 12:32 am
Thought you guys might find this interesting:
http://fairlyconservative.com/2011/08/30/romney-vs-perry-statistical-analysis/
August 30th, 2011 at 12:42 am
Prediction:
Liberal,two bits failed televangelist preacher from Arkansas,failed contender in 2008, wimping out this year leaving some of his bible thumping fans to go nuts for months,will endorse Sarah Palin for President,not that she needs it,but he will have no choice.
Sarahcuda will clobber Mittens and gut Slick Rick like a fish.
The phony cowboy made so many corrupt deals that makes Rod Blagoyevich naive do gooder compared to this Texas shyster.
Under Sarah Palin administration he will be lucky not to end up like
members of the CBC-Corrupt Bastards Club in Alaska,in orange jump suits.
August 30th, 2011 at 1:27 am
74 – one trick pony on Romneycare. Dude, I wasn’t trying to be persuasive. You’re a true Perry homer. Facts, being objective don’t work, it’s all about fanatic worship. Which is fine, by the way, just doesn’t really give us much to talk about or debate.
I know you’re late to the party here, but this debate about romneycare has been dissected ad nauseum with the entire plan being dissected in full. Jeff Fuller has a pretty good analysis of Romneycare.
August 30th, 2011 at 1:57 am
Perry’s top campaign advisor, Dave Carney is a former advisor to Roger Ailes, Chairman of FOX news Corp..and the one person responsible for making Ailes who he is today….google is a treasure trove of information.
That’s the mystery of perry’s special treatment at FOX ….Fox should stop pretending to be fair and balanced….they’re scandalous!
August 30th, 2011 at 3:33 am
Rick Perry has track record of withholding records
Patricia Kilday Hart, Houston Chronicle
houston chronicle August 28,2011
Reviewing requests
Over the past decade, the Perry administration has withheld information in response to about 100 open records requests, instead seeking review by the Texas attorney general’s office.
In two cases last year, Perry’s office acknowledges it failed to meet legal deadlines for responding to the requests, or otherwise delayed in violation of well-established procedures outlined in the Texas Public Information Act.
Most of the withheld documents involved contracts, bidding and oversight of programs in which state money flows to entrepreneurs, privately held companies and universities from Perry’s two economic development funds, the Emerging Technology Fund and the Texas Enterprise Fund.
In some cases, the requests involve entities headed by Perry campaign donors and political appointees. Perry also chose to withhold information when third parties complained they would release proprietary information or violate trade secrets.
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This guy is a slimy corrupt snake oil salesman.
He should be in jail,not running for president.
Thank GOD Sarah Palin is here,she will gut him like a fish.
I hope she gives him CBC-Corrupt Bastards Club of Alaska treatment,
state issued orange jump suits!!!
August 30th, 2011 at 4:29 am
Rick is doing everything right. Mittens needs a Texas size Perry scandal or he’d better start sucking up to Rick for VP.
August 30th, 2011 at 5:07 am
87
The most probable sucking will be done by phony,corrupt to the core
snake oil salesman Slick Rick once Sarah Palin is done with him.
Especially if he ends up in orange suit,compliments of the greatest
corruption fighter ever,Great Sarahcuda!!!
August 30th, 2011 at 5:11 am
Heath.. #87…..If Perry is winning on his own merit then nobody would deny or have a problem with him, but when FOX, the number one news organization in the world is covering up his record for him for the purpose of driving his popularity, then that in itself is a scandal… Perry is a weak pansy for allowing people at FOX, and friends of Roger Ailes like Rush Limbaugh to make excuses for him and attack those who are vetting him….If these things about him are false, then let Perry be man enough come out and defend himself. Nobody gets a free ride during the process of picking the President of the United States.
This is how Obama got elected and look what we got..
August 30th, 2011 at 5:17 am
#88 TEX
I may have ideological differences with Palin, but she was an honest Governor and is a good upstanding American who loves her country…But Perry needs to be vetted and the corruption exposed.
August 30th, 2011 at 6:35 am
Don’t fall into the trap of thinking that Perry will fall once he is “vetted”.
First of all there are tonnes of negative stories about him already out there and his ratings are only going up!
Secondly some pollies are teflon coated and good old Rickster is one of them. Whether he’s lucky or brilliant or a mixture of the two, he’s darn effective.
Reading between the lines in the last few days Team Romney have virtually conceded that there is little they can personally do to win the nomination. Perry falls apart they win. But if not Romney will rack up his second silver medal
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August 30th, 2011 at 7:15 am
Casusit
What is the difference between a Law and a Mandate ?
What is the difference between a bi partisan state mandate………and personal executive mandate ?
What is the difference between a popular, voter supported mandate and a wildly unpopular mandate that is over ridden by your own party by a veto proof majority?
What is the difference between a 2 year old Romneycare in 2008 , supported by the GOP , and a 6 year old Romneycare in 2011 ? ah, an enlightened blogosphere, most of whom don’t live in Massachusetts and all of whom enjoy mandates in their own states.
Just a kind of curious illogic marching to the drumbeat of political pollyannas not likely to get even close to a centrist based Whitehouse
CraigS
August 30th, 2011 at 7:36 am
Please keep defending RomneyCare, a progressive solution–the very basis of ObamaCare–that clearly tags Romney as a progressive, and not a conservative.
The GOP embraced RomneyCare in 2008!? That’s revisionism of a high order. The other candidates pilloried Romney for RomneyCare and its mandates in debate after debate–do you remember Romney’s now infamous “I like mandates.”
August 30th, 2011 at 7:40 am
Yes, and please keep defending RomneyCare, all the proof anyone needs that Romney is not a conservative in any sense. His instincts are progressive, and his policies are that of a progressive.
August 30th, 2011 at 11:11 am
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