Perry has a fatal flaw - his support for amnesty and illegal immigration. Understandable, given the support he gets from the service industries and Chamber of Commerce who want the cheap labor.
It is OK with the Republican Establishment (think Bush/Rove/McCain/Graham), but it is a killer for generating grass roots support so necessary for a campaign and get out the vote efforts.
Nobody except the insiders worked for McCain because he treated conservatives as pawns. Obama’s people were everywhere.
Likewise, nobody will work for Perry, and Obama will win easy. Remember, this is not a problem for the Republican Establishment. They live well and will continue to live well even in a second Obama term. They will just wait until one of their RINOs eventually wins and they become the chosen people again. The rest of us however, will see our country disintegrate and our culture evaporate and our living standards decline.
As governor, how do you deal with them (illegals)? Do you think they all should be deported?
There is no way that in the US we would roundup every illegal immigrant -there are about 12 million of the illegal immigrants- not only economically is that just an impossibility but that's not a humane way anyway to deal with the issue that we face with illegal immigration.
Do you then favor an amnesty for the 12 or 13 million undocumented immigrants?
No, I do not. I do not. Not total amnesty. You know, people have got to follow the rules. They've got to follow the bar, and we have got to make sure that there is equal opportunity and those who are here legally should be first in line for services being provided and those opportunities that this great country provides.
To clarify, so you support a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants?
I do because I understand why people would want to be in America. To seek the safety and prosperity, the opportunities, the health that is here. It is so important that yes, people follow the rules so that people can be treated equally and fairly in this country.
If it is fatal flaw, why is ahead in the polls by double digits?
And, no, he has never supported amnesty.