[Scott from the Left Coast]

Romney is succeeding because Perry seems powerless to stop him rhetorically. Reagan would have turned Romney on his head and tied him into knots right there and then. Had Perry had the ability think on his feet and turn that into effective rhetoric, Romney would have been laughed off the stage.

If you want to be "the conservative" in the race and carry than mantel effectively, then you must be that good, or you will be destroyed swiftly. Perry needs to get that good right now...if he has that ability it had better become quite obvious quickly.

[TexasFreeper2009]

Perry isn't losing to Romney, everyone including the moderators is attacking him!

They are ganging up on him, no one could stand up to that kind of attack from 7 others + 2 or 3 moderators. Picking apart the 2 or 3 questionably unconservative things someone did over their 20 years in public service.

[Dagnabitt]

Meanwhile - at Perry headquarters.