1. he is a professional politician unlike, say Cain
2. despite this, running Texas is unlike running the Fed because Texas doesn't have that complexity -- the country would be better off if it copied Texas in many ways, but the fact is that at a federal level it is highly complex and he may not be able to navigate through this to even dismantle the system.
3. most important he will be massacred by Obama in the debates. We can say folks should look at performance, but remember -- Obambi got elected having done NOTHING, so even taking all the good that Perry has done in comparison will be ignored by the rest of the electorate if he humms and haws.
Keeping this in mind, the only 3 (maybe 4) candidates who can demolish Obambi in debates are Romney (yes), Paul, Cain and Gingrich.
Romney no one is going to support. Paul is a maverick and would not get much of a vot. Cain and Gingrich are the viable alternatives
Perry for all his good, is not a viable option.
Gov. Rick Perry is the Executive of the 15 largest economy in the world — for 10 years — even under the Obama attack against this country’s economy, Perry has created the environment to “create” 48% of all new jobs filled in the 50 states. He has fought the EPA and Ed Dept, trial lawyers and the Fed inaction on our 1250 INTERNATIONAL border with Mexico — for starters.
But actions apparently don’t speak louder than good talkers to some.
What if Obama decides he just doesn’t want to debate? Then what? You’re stuck with the silver tongued Newt who is a died in the wool, reach across the aisle, big government, loves the U.N. moderate.