Actually looking at the polling data Perry seems to be fracturing Romney’s hold on the GOP Establishment voters.
“Actually looking at the polling data Perry seems to be fracturing Romney’s hold on the GOP Establishment voters.”
Erik Erickson (who is behind RedState and does a local radio show) had an excellent insight about whey the establishment is going after Perry.
It seems all the insider GOP consultants (the Bush team members, Rollins, Rove, etc...) and joined either Romney’s or Bachmann’s campaign.
Perry’s team is made up almost entierly of people who have worked with him in the past on his Texas campaigns. In other words, all Washington outsiders.
If Perry should win the nomination (much less the White House) the Washington GOP establishment political class (consultants, hangers on, etc...) might get locked out of future jobs that would istead go to Perry’s Texas political supporters/staff.
If Romney or Bachmann should win, the door would be open for the Washington political class to get their next job.
What we’re seeing isn’t so much a battle of ideology as a fight for future jobs and influence. Rove, Rollins, and their ilk are desperatly trying to save their current status as Washington power brokers. A status the would lose if Perry (and his band of non-Washington consultants) should win.