Ed Schulz too!
Posted on 10/26/2011 7:27:45 PM PDT by Brookhaven
The Washington Post ran a story today about a group of Ohio voters here. While the story centered around Herman Cain, there was a section buried deep in the story that offered an amazing insight into Rick Perry's current problems.
At one point, Hart asked the participants to think back to fifth grade and the types of students they had encountered. From a list that included descriptions such as “teacher’s pet,” “loner,” “hard worker,” “nerd” and “know it all,” Hart asked them to write down which most applied to Cain, to Romney, to Perry and to Obama.The majority described Cain as the classmate who was the “hard worker,” with others saying he was the “all-American kid” or “the kid everyone respects.”
In contrast, Perry left this group cold. If he is the person many GOP strategists believed was destined to challenge Romney for the nomination, no one had given that memo to these Ohioans.
In the fifth-grade exercise, eight of the 12 wrote down “bully” as the kind of kid he reminded them of. When the discussion turned to other attributes, he was described as the kind of neighbor others would not want to mess with, or someone who would build a fence around his property, or someone who would be in everybody else’s business.
“He wouldn’t be on the casserole committee,” said Sydney Mathis, a Democrat.
“Annoying,” said Lisa Cedrone, an independent voter who supported Obama in 2008 and is undecided today.
I've believed Perry's problems were all about how he tripped up early—a couple of verbal gaffes and some poor debate performances. I also thought he could get back in the race by refining his message and showing up well in the debates. Now, I'm not so sure.
Erick Erickson has said many times on his radio show that the most likeable candidate always wins. I'm not sure if I buy that, but I am sure the reverse is true: the most disliked candidate never wins. Given the above statements by Ohio voters, Rick Perry's problems have nothing to do with his policy positions or debate performances, and everything to do with how voters perceive him personally.
PS
Yes, I know I could have used another word here, but no other seemed to get the job done. Language is a toolbox. Sometimes you need to use a paint brush to apply just the right shade of meaning, and sometimes you need a big hammer to make your point.
This Texan agrees.
How could it be a taxpayer subsidy? I read that Texas would lose money if the in-state tuition law was repealed.
You know who a lot of Ohioans think is a bigger azzhole at the moment?
Gov John Kasic.
Ohioans are so tied to their Union gravy trains it is stunning.
I left in 1979 as I could see the writing on the wall.
I live in a “right to work state” now
Something that scares the pee out of union leaders.
Ed Schulz too!
Shame on you for pointing out the obvious!
It is my opinion that we are seeing some transference from whiny union types in Ohio that HATE what Kasic is doing and that they see Perry as running a state that Kasic is trying to emulate.
Palin should announce tommorrow before she fades into obscurity.
The race is up for grabs.
I don't remember calling him any names.
Oh Noes!
Take my last post out of your memory...it’s late and I’m stupid, Sorry
I was mocking the name calling with FACTS.
It takes an asshole to post a vanity calling a conservative candidate an asshole.
Here's a shocker for you Hg...
I don't believe everything you read.
No worries.
There is a lot of oil in Ohio/Pa
Rick Perry has a plan to put people to work getting it.
I used to build oil well caps in Ohio, but that was a long time ago and an EPA away.
There is a lot of Coal in Oh/Pa/Wv
Rick Perry plans to put it to work for the US economy.
He isn’t putting them out of business.
I’m not shocked at all. You don’t believe much of what I write either. LOL! It does appear that Texas would lose money if that famous law was repealed.
So Perry's not just an a-hole, he's an annoying a-hole!
Well, IMHO, voting for Obama in 2008 makes Lisa Cedrone an annoying a-hole too!
The fact is that the Texas legislature passed that bill 10 years ago by and unvetoable margin and the state comptroller says it saves Texans money.
Texas has NOT been in an uproar to repeal this STATE issue over the past decade and people who are trying to make it Perry’s Nadir are disingenuous.
It is controversial, but much of why the law came about is that the Federal gov had our backs to the wall, by not deporting.
As Texans we had to make due with that situation.
Texans do not have the authority to deport illegals.
All we can do is hand them to the FEDS.
I pray that we can walk and chew gum at the same time here in America and that we don’t fall to such juvenile peer pressure as I have seen regarding Perry the “Bully”
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