Telling me and the rest of the base during the primaries that we "have no heart" did Perry in, not sub-par debating skills.
I guess you would prefer someone to lie to you until they get the nomination then suddenly run to the middle.
I never expect to agree with someone 100% but I do expect them to be honest so I know what I am getting.
Perry’s liberal record, and his history of being pro-ILLEGAL alien was his downfall. His poor debating performance was just a reflection of how incapable he was/is at defending it.