Rick Perry Over Obama 44% to 41%
 

Perry, the longest-serving governor in the history of the Lone Star State, edged Obama, 44% to 41%, in a national Rasmussen poll - a sign voters dig his pro-jobs message, McClatchy Newspapers reported Friday.

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You know I'm not surprised. I knew once people started to listen to Gov. Perry they would come away very impressed by this man. He has all the goods. He speaks to the people with sincerity and not down to them. His message is the one they long to hear and he speaks as only a true American can.

The scrutiny and leftists attacks will begin in full scale assault mode now. All leftist operatives will be pulled back from their jobs of going through Sarah Palin's trash bags and rerouted to Texas post haste.

Some people on this forum are scratching their heads about now.

Stop listening to Perry's mouth. Perry is Pro-Open Borders and Pro-Amnesty for Illegals. Do some independent checking on his values and you will find that Perry is not the person his mouth says he is. This country can do much better than a "career politican" again. We had had enough of them.

If he becomes the GOP final nominee, all his skeletons will be brought out. This reminds me of a line from a vacation movie. " if you think you hate it now, wait till ya drive it". In Perry's case, the line would be "if you think you hate him now, wait till ya find out what he stands for."

In my opinion, it is much, much, much too early to be using polls to predict or entertain results of the 2012 election. They are mostly for use by political campaigns and do not represent how the election might go in reality.

There is so much more water to pass under the bridge. Polls using Obama versus anyone, at this point, will reflect the country's dissatisfaction with the economy or their personal situation at the time of the poll. Again, MUCH too early for taking these seriously unless you are in the BUSINESS of poliltics. There will be missteps, and mis quotes and in todays internet world much "flaming", etc to come.

As to the nomination, again my favorite continiues to be Romney. He will for sure have an uphill battle, but for me at this point (well in front of any debates or discussions) he would be a man I would trust in the oval office.

If you look back at any election cycle, at this point...so far in front of the election day....you will find lots of names of folks who "looked good" but were not even in the running when "push came to shove". That is not a knock on Perry by any stretch...as I said, lots of time and for me, I am more familiar with Romney at this point.

I'm not real familiar with Perry either. Could we see some links to his voting record and other hard facts concerning what he does vs what he says? My sister who lives in Plano, TX cannot stand him, and that is enough for me to think that I might like him alot...:laugh:

Electoral Votes Count
 

Florida like Ohio is an important swing state. Once the word gets out there that Perry regards Social Security as a ponzi scheme he will lose Florida and other retiree states also.

You gentlemen at the villages are a small minority. Older Americans vote in much larger percentages than the rest of the population. With Perry Social Security will be a factor.

Commies
 

Yeah, we Commies are a real danger.

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And does that imply FL will go with Obama....again? I certainly hope not. The only reason he carried FL in 2008 was the bone headed voters who decided they were doing their country a favor by not voting for McCain.

I would have felt a little better (not much) knowing the voters got out and did their best to defeat Obama....they did not!!!

Hopefully they have learned a lesson and will get out and vote in 2012.

btk

Best definition of this unfunded entitlement plan I ever heard. How is he wrong?

I'll have to check on what you're saying, but the main thing people are peeved about when it comes to Perry and immigration is his opposition to the continuous fence. He believes it's not worth the time and money.

Rick Perry says the building of the proposed 1,200 mile long fence through Texas is not a good idea, and says dedicated checkpoint fence sections through some areas, supplemented by National Guard presence in the more inaccessible areas of crossing is a better option. Gov. Perry said that if we build a 1,200 mile long "30 ft fence", the very next day there will be a market rush for 35 ft. ladders.

I don't see anybody running for President who is not a "career politician".

Is this what you are referring to, Figmo?

I believe this poll was based on 1,000 potential voters, not sure of the racial breakdown but that could be significant. As Bucco said, many contenders who look good at this early stage, won't be around for the long haul.

I'm sure Gov. Perry has made some decisions that has annoyed your sister. What governor of any state hasn't disappointed some people in his state. You can't be all things to all people, as they say. The much lauded Gov. Christie of NJ saw his approval ratings drop when he started slaughtering some "sacred cows" of some of his constituents for budget reasons.

If you have time, watch and listen to Gov. Perry in his own words in a couple of clips below. You will be hearing more and more in the near future.

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