As noted in a previous post, despite a series of lackluster debate performances and a major faux pas, I remain very much in support of Rick Perry. And apparently, if you can believe a recent Reuters/Ipsos poll I’m not the only one. However, what the poll also found was that after watching a video of the Texas governor stumbling while trying to name three government agencies he would eliminate if elected, 48 percent of registered Republicans thought less favorably of him. But while 31 percent of Republicans said Perry should now simply drop out of the race, many more, 52 percent, said that he should stay in. I am one of those 52 percent. The fact that he remains a candidate possessing one of the better records and one of the 3 or 4 true conservatives in the race, I’m simply not ready to throw in the towel. YET! And I think he is a man of character, and a man of character is what we are in very desperate need of. Because current inhabitant of the Oval Office has none!
I have to ask, who among us can say something like Perry's embarrassing memory lapse hasn’t happened to us? Don’t get me wrong, I am very well aware of just how crucial it is to the country that Barry be defeated, and how imperative it is for us to make sure that we choose the right candidate. I fully understand why it is that Perry’s debate performances have further roiled a Republican race already hit with accusations, still very much unproven, against Herman Cain, of sexual harassment against four women. Women, highly suspect given the questionable issues of their own going on. That hasn’t prevented our state-controlled media, like in the case of Perry’s debate blunder, from blowing things out of all proportion in what is a very blatant attempt to whittle down our potential candidates and to ultimately choose our nominee for us. And with nothing but unsubstantiated accusations thus far, I see no reason for Cain to leave the race either.
These events involving Perry and Cain have been described by some as being “setbacks,” and have been said to be reshaping the Republican field of potential challengers to Barry “Almighty.” in the 2012 election. However, I am not one of those about to allow my opinion of either of these men to be swayed by self-described political gurus or any number of the many liberal members of the state-controlled media. Former Speaker of the House of Representatives Newt Gingrich, at one point, due to some early campaign troubles, was also considered as being finished before he got started. He has now been said to be the primary beneficiary of the plights of Perry and Cain, as conservative Republicans cast about for an alternative to the more “moderate” Mitt Romney. The Reuters/Ipsos poll had Romney in the lead among Republicans, with 28 percent saying they would vote for him. Perry was fourth with the support of 12 percent, while Cain was second at 20 percent and Gingrich third at 16 percent.
A new NBC News/Wall Street Journal survey on Sunday also showed support for Perry fell sharply after the debate where he experienced his “brain freeze” moment. The poll, in which Republican voters were re-interviewed, showed 28 percent were very or somewhat positive about Perry, while 33 percent were less enthusiastic. A week before, 38 percent of those interviewed supported him, while 24 percent were somewhat or very negative about him. The Texas governor, as we all remember, once sat comfortably atop national polls and led the money race during the most recent reporting quarter, but the series of stumbles in the debates has eaten into his backing and his fund-raising has slowed significantly, at least according to sources close to the campaign. Perry's campaign has since gone into damage control overdrive, putting the governor front and center on all manner of news shows, going so far as to allow him to mock himself in an appearance on David Letterman's late-night talk show.
So as I have said before, at least for the time being, I am still very much supportive of the Rick Perry candidacy. But at the same time, he has created some hurdles for himself that will only serve to increase the degree of difficulty going from this point forward. He now has his work cut out for himself as far as being able to convince enough people that he is, in fact, the right guy for the job of going up against Barry. And unfortunately for Gov. Perry, time is very rapidly running out, and there is no longer any room for error. He has to be spot on 100 percent of the time that remains. I think what many recognize in Gov. Perry is the fact that remains one of the most dependably conservative candidates in this race. And I think it would be a tragedy if he were to be reduced to being considered as less than a credible candidate because of his poor debate performances. I would like nothing better than for him to get back on track. What I always thought of as the winning ticket, was a Perry/Cain ticket. And as of right now, I still feel that way.
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