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Rasmussen: Rick Perry now up 11 points on GOP field

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The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey of Likely Republican Primary voters, taken Monday night, finds Perry with 29% support. Romney, the former Massachusetts governor who ran unsuccessfully for the GOP presidential nomination in 2008, earns 18% of the vote, while Bachmann, the Minnesota congresswoman who won the high-profile Ames Straw Poll in Iowa on Saturday, picks up 13%.

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Not a shock since he can appeal to virtually every faction of the Republican base.
 
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A double-digit lead. But Ryan and/or Christie and/or Palin and/or The Donald may jump in too. This is an exciting election cycle.
 
I think Americans have an unhealthy obsession with opinion polls.
 
I think the election is going to come down to Obama vs. Perry.

I could be misjudging this because I'm from Texas, but I see a lot of former Bush supporters going towards him. I think he's going to try and run on the jobs record in Texas. I think he'll get the GOP nomination from being supposedly strong on jobs and for being super evangelical.

When it comes to the popular election, people on the left are going to make a big deal of his religious connections. The right, in return will slam the libs for being anti-god and might take on a pro-god vs. not pro-god dividing line, at least in part.

He may even beat out Obama. I hope I'm wrong.
 
A double-digit lead. But Ryan and/or Christie and/or Palin and/or The Donald may jump in too. This is an exciting election cycle.

why? here's what rick perry stands for:

Further information: Cameron Todd Willingham
Cameron Todd Willingham was a Texas man whose three young children died in a 1991 fire at the family home in Corsicana, Texas. Willingham, accused of having set the fire, was convicted of murder and was executed in 2004. Shortly before the execution and after several years of unsuccessful appeals, an arson expert, Gerald Hurst, filed a report advising Perry that the forensic investigation was flawed and the arson claim unproven, but Perry and the 15-member Board of Pardons and Paroles declined to offer clemency.[93][94]

Willingham's case gained renewed attention in 2009 after The New Yorker published a story that drew upon the investigations of Hurst and anti-death penalty advocate Elizabeth Gilbert.[94]

In 2005, Texas established a nine-member Texas Forensic Science Commission (TFSC). As part of the Commission's inquiry into the Willingham case, another fire scientist wrote a report that agreed with Gerald Hurst that the charge of arson could not be sustained given the available evidence.[95] Forty-eight hours before the Commission was to hold a hearing on this report, Perry replaced three of members of the TFSC.[96] Perry's newly appointed Chairman promptly canceled the hearing. Perry denied that the dismissals were related to the case, noting that the terms of the replaced persons were expiring.[97]

In July 2011, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott ruled that the Commission's mandate with respect to reviewing forensic evidence was limited to evidence gathered or tested before 2005, thus implying that a Commission conclusion regarding the forensic science used in the Willingham case would not be forthcoming.[98]
from wiki.
 
I think the election is going to come down to Obama vs. Perry.

I could be misjudging this because I'm from Texas, but I see a lot of former Bush supporters going towards him. I think he's going to try and run on the jobs record in Texas. I think he'll get the GOP nomination from being supposedly strong on jobs and for being super evangelical.

When it comes to the popular election, people on the left are going to make a big deal of his religious connections. The right, in return will slam the libs for being anti-god and might take on a pro-god vs. not pro-god dividing line, at least in part.

He may even beat out Obama. I hope I'm wrong.

he plays at being religious. he's all about the money.
 
he plays at being religious. he's all about the money.

Yeah, but people are buying the hype. Nobody's had much of a chance to dig up dirt on him yet. Wait till the nomination starts getting dicey, and we'll see what Romney finds out. Then see how high up in the polls he is.
 
Just out of curiosity, were you paying attention to Perry before a year or so ago? (I'm looking for the context of your opinion.)
 
The only dirt I can think of is the rumor circulated a few years ago by burntorange.com that he's gay.
 
He may even beat out Obama. I hope I'm wrong.

Prior to his announcement, he was already polling at 46% against Obama as a virtual unknown to anyone outside Texas.
 
Prior to his announcement, he was already polling at 46% against Obama as a virtual unknown to anyone outside Texas.

Ironically Republicans IN Texas had him ranked below Romney and at least one other candidate.
 
The only dirt I can think of is the rumor circulated a few years ago by burntorange.com that he's gay.

you should read up on him then. you DO know that merck donated to him and he made the gardisil vaccine mandatory, don't you? at 360 bucks a pop?

he believes the texas sodomy law is appropriate, as well. he's settled a case out of court regarding shaky campaign donations. he's about the money, period.
 
Ironically Republicans IN Texas had him ranked below Romney and at least one other candidate.

i think romney is the only candidate with a chance to beat obama. perry will garner very few independent votes.
 
Prior to his announcement, he was already polling at 46% against Obama as a virtual unknown to anyone outside Texas.

The key phrase here is "virtual unknown." It wasn't that long ago that "some other guy, whoever it is" was polling at 40% versus Obama.

Just saying before you get too excited, the only thing we know about him right now is "he's a Republican" and "Texas still exists."
 
i think romney is the only candidate with a chance to beat obama. perry will garner very few independent votes.
I think we can come to our own judgement on that ;)
 
In a June poll Obama lead Perry by 47 - 45. Not too bad for Perry, right? Uh -- that was in TEXAS! :lol:
 
Here's hoping people don't allow these very early polls to affect their decision, because it's sometimes hard to change your mind once you commit to a candidate.

Just look at how many people are still behind Obama knowing in their hearts he's been a total failure.

It's like pride of ownership, and it's difficult to let go.
 
why? here's what rick perry stands for:


from wiki.

And here is what Perry, Romney, or any other Republican is going to run against. Amazing all the dirt being dug up on Perry while ignoring all the harm Obama is doing to the economy and this country. Not sure what motivates liberals to continue to support Obama but it obviously is more like a cult following created by brainwashing and rhetoric.

Obama economic results in 2011, .4% GDP and 1.3% GDP growth in 2011, 24+ million unemployed or under employed Americans in 2011, 4 trillion added to the debt in less than 3 years, and a downgrade of the U.S. credit rating. Rising Misery index 7.83 to 12.67. First President in U.S. History to have our credit downgraded on his watch! 39% JAR and well over 50% disapproval ratings.
 
In a June poll Obama lead Perry by 47 - 45. Not too bad for Perry, right? Uh -- that was in TEXAS! :lol:

Keep demonnizing Republicans while supporting the empty suit, incompetent in the WH. Think that Obama will beat Perry in TX if Perry is the nominee? I love all those experts who destroyed their credibility by supporting Obama and continue to support him.

Obama economic results in 2011, .4% GDP and 1.3% GDP growth in 2011, 24+ million unemployed or under employed Americans in 2011, 4 trillion added to the debt in less than 3 years, and a downgrade of the U.S. credit rating. Rising Misery index 7.83 to 12.67. First President in U.S. History to have our credit downgraded on his watch! 39% JAR and well over 50% disapproval ratings.
 
Keep demonnizing Republicans while supporting the empty suit, incompetent in the WH. Think that Obama will beat Perry in TX if Perry is the nominee? I love all those experts who destroyed their credibility by supporting Obama and continue to support him.

Obama economic results in 2011, .4% GDP and 1.3% GDP growth in 2011, 24+ million unemployed or under employed Americans in 2011, 4 trillion added to the debt in less than 3 years, and a downgrade of the U.S. credit rating. Rising Misery index 7.83 to 12.67. First President in U.S. History to have our credit downgraded on his watch! 39% JAR and well over 50% disapproval ratings.

I wasn't demonizing -- just stating facts.

And what Obama inherited: economy shedding 700,000+ jobs per month, GDP shrinking at 6+% per year, financial institutions teetering on the edge of collapse, trillion+ deficit.... Nice improvement.
 
And here is what Perry, Romney, or any other Republican is going to run against. Amazing all the dirt being dug up on Perry while ignoring all the harm Obama is doing to the economy and this country. Not sure what motivates liberals to continue to support Obama but it obviously is more like a cult following created by brainwashing and rhetoric.

Obama economic results in 2011, .4% GDP and 1.3% GDP growth in 2011, 24+ million unemployed or under employed Americans in 2011, 4 trillion added to the debt in less than 3 years, and a downgrade of the U.S. credit rating. Rising Misery index 7.83 to 12.67. First President in U.S. History to have our credit downgraded on his watch! 39% JAR and well over 50% disapproval ratings.

Republicans have gotten their way at every fiscal negotiation. Your senate majority leader even bragged that they got 98% of what they wanted. Bush tax cuts are still in place allowing all those "job creators" to create jobs. Taxes are the lowest they've been in 50 years allowing that "trickle down" economics that you guys keep talking about.

Where are the jobs?

Why aren't we in a boom?

How can any of the fiscal problems our country has be attributed to Obama when we've had mostly Republican policy running us for the past 11 years?
 
I wasn't demonizing -- just stating facts.

And what Obama inherited: economy shedding 700,000+ jobs per month, GDP shrinking at 6+% per year, financial institutions teetering on the edge of collapse, trillion+ deficit.... Nice improvement.

How long are you going to use that failed line and logic? Did obama inherit the 2011 economic results?

Obama economic results in 2011, .4% GDP and 1.3% GDP growth in 2011, 24+ million unemployed or under employed Americans in 2011, 4 trillion added to the debt in less than 3 years, and a downgrade of the U.S. credit rating. Rising Misery index 7.83 to 12.67. First President in U.S. History to have our credit downgraded on his watch! 39% JAR and well over 50% disapproval ratings.
 
I wasn't demonizing -- just stating facts.

And what Obama inherited: economy shedding 700,000+ jobs per month, GDP shrinking at 6+% per year, financial institutions teetering on the edge of collapse, trillion+ deficit.... Nice improvement.

Don't forget a couple of unfunded wars.
 
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