Perry is only operating in the theater of what is real.
Gregg Abbott who I very much respect was just ballyhooed here recently for getting onboard popular sentiment over the BLM’s over reach.
His words were cautious but he took to popular sentiment.
If Abbott loses will we call him a traitor?
That is the sort of thing Perry is dealing with.
I'm against open borders, and I'm against defacto open borders. I want the laws and borders enforced. I want no more of this grin and tickle about turning a blind eye to the invasion.
If he doesn't want to enforce the laws as they are he should say so, explain why, and make the case for changing the laws. But be honest.
There's no politician I agree with 100%, Perry included. That doesn't make him a bad person or a traitor. It just means we disagree. It's a fundamental disagreement.
If he runs he will face a conservative base who strongly differs with his position. Some of them are mouth breathers. That's life.