There are many good reasons to support Rick Perry, and many good reasons to not support him. That’s politics (and life). You aren’t going to agree with every stance a politician has. Of course, their political stances can have an effect on your standard of living. But, what really annoyed me about Rick Perry jumping in was how attacks between the GOP candidates really ramped up. Now, he looks to double down
Rick Perry’s widely panned debate performances? Just a hiccup. Any major changes in debate prep? None planned. His unexpected and deflating Florida straw poll loss last weekend? Not a big deal.
Even as some of his supporters grow anxious, the Texas governor’s top aides insist they have no plans for real or even symbolic changes to their campaign. The only pivot they’ll make, they say, is to become more aggressive with Mitt Romney.
Look, one has to hit one’s political opponent, that’s politics. But, prior to Perry jumping in, this race was basically about the Republican candidates hitting Obama, and offering their own plans to differentiate themselves from Obama, and their GOP opponents. Perry jumps in, and the candidates seem to spend more time beating each other up, giving the Democrats and Team Obama all the material they need to use against whomever wins the GOP nomination. Perry’s campaign looks to be more on the other candidate’s than about Obama and Perry’s own plans.
