The irony most FReepers don’t get is Texans won’t be able to vote for Cruz in our primaries if Perry forces him out. We will write-in Cruz, who will amass more votes than Rick.
I think mittens is about to throw his support behind Perry.
Perry's got an uphill fight if he wants to have any chance of becoming the 2016 nominee. His last performance in the 2012 primary was almost comical, and blaming that dismal performance on pain medication was a weak cop out, in my opinion.
I don't see any way that Perry can force Cruz out of the race, given his inability to do more than regurgitate red meat talking points.
Cruz, on the other hand, is a master at communicating conservative principles, and can do so off the cuff, and for hours on end. It's because he's guided by those principles, whereas Perry is an establishment guy who's driven by political ambition alone.
There won't be any comparison between the two in a head-to-head fight.
Mittens has no support in TX.