I was thinking a Newt/Rick ticket was a real possibility as of yesterday-—then I read that one of Perry’s statements during the debate was a swipe at Gingrich for “cheating”.
Did I misread this quote? It was obviously from the fifteen minutes of the debate I missed. So, in light of that, I can’t see a Gingrich/Perry ticket.
I watched the debate but I didn’t see or don’t remember seeing Perry accuse Newt of cheating.
However, I had it DVR’d and tried to fast forward through Diane Sawyer and, in so doing, might have missed something.
If you’re perhaps talking about the marriage vow question the idiot Sawyer advanced, Perry did not mention Newt in his answer, but just explained his own feelings on the matter.
I missed it live too - but it has been repeated on Fox every five minutes.
Rick was baited by Sawyer and took it. However, it got the issue out of the way - Newt handled it with humility and dignity.
Their dynamic is not as friendly as Newt/Herman - but Rick appears to respect Newt’s expertise and Newt needs someone who is not ‘in awe’ but will keep him focused on the areas where they agree and confront him when they don’t.
A Newt-mentored Rick would have a solid resume for 2020.
The comment by Rick Perry about Newt’s infidelity was in response to a question directed to him about it.
Perry said that if you cheat on your wife, you will cheat on your business partner and that when he (Perry) took his marriage vows, he also made a vow to God, and that vow was even strong than a West Texas handshake. [paraphrased]