[Kazan]

“This is a very critical period for Perry,” Oklahoma Rep. Tom Cole told reporters Jonathan Martin and Jake Sherman. “He’s got to prove he won’t self-destruct.”

He never has lost an election. He knows how to raise money. I don't know what all the concern is about.

Is Perry too conservative for the Republican ruling class?

[comebacknewt]

Perry is well positioned mainly because he has a fair amount of Tea Party support along with a fair amount of establishment support. While he also is taking some heat from both of those groups, the net effect is that he is viewed as a main stream candidate -- which he is.

The notion that he will self-destruct is overblown. He is following the classic tactic of moving to the right in the primary, and then he will drift back to the center in the general (assuming he is the nominee).

I think he has an excellent chance to beat Obambi. My lingering concern is if he is elected, will he govern like the conservative from the primaries or like the more moderate politician from the general?