[CA Conservative]

I've heard some suggest that Perry has to hit it out of the park in the debate. I suggest it will be a victory if he makes it out of the Reagan library with his ass only somewhat intact.

Perry is the front runner by a large margin. All he has to do is not stumble. If he comes across as competent, in charge of the facts, aggressive toward Obama, and can put together two coherent sentences in a row, he will "win" the debate. It is the other candidates that have to hit the home run in order to try to knock him out of his spot at the top.

[samtheman]

Perry is the front runner by a large margin. All he has to do is not stumble. If he comes across as competent, in charge of the facts, aggressive toward Obama, and can put together two coherent sentences in a row, he will "win" the debate. It is the other candidates that have to hit the home run in order to try to knock him out of his spot at the top.

Wow, it's so nice to get back to the sane, after dealing with the idiot on this thread...

You are right. You have pegged it exactly right. That's exactly what Perry has to do.

And if he fails to do that, he'll be in some hot water. But I don't think he'll fail.