[net-gold] UNITED STATES: POLITICS: POLITICAL PARTIES: REPUBLICAN PARTY, TEA PARTY: Rick Perry's Sudden Fall Due To Unforced Errors
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UNITED STATES: POLITICS: POLITICAL PARTIES: REPUBLICAN PARTY, TEA PARTY:
Rick Perry's Sudden Fall Due To Unforced Errors
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Rick Perry's Sudden Fall Due To Unforced Errors
First Posted: 9/23/11 07:07 PM ET
Updated: 9/23/11 11:55 PM ET
Huffington Post
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/23/
rick-perry-2012-sudden-fall-errors_n_978608.html?ref=mostpopular
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A shorter URL for the above link:
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http://tinyurl.com/455n3uy
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ORLANDO How did Rick Perry get here?
Just a few weeks ago, the Texas governor was taking the Republican
presidential primary by storm, but his star has fallen rapidly over the
course of his first three debates. On Thursday night, it came crashing
down.
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Conservatives flocked to the three-day conclave here kicked off by the
Google-Fox News debate Thursday night "ready to marry" Perry, but left
"spooked" by his performance, said one Florida Republican with contacts
among both campaign operatives and grassroots activists.
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That discontent has been building, though it's not final in any sense.
Perry's fortunes have fallen in large part because of a series of gaffes
that demonstrated his lack of discipline and experience on a national
stage. In several key moments during the past few weeks, the governor
showed a tendency to undermine some of his best moments and to make tough
or difficult moments even worse. His potential supporters have grown leery
of Perry as the list of his unforced errors has grown longer.
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The good moments gone bad:
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Perry's answer to the HPV vaccine question on Thursday night could have
been a standout moment. At first blush, some thought it was one of his
best. He explained his decision to mandate vaccination for young Texas
girls with a personal and moving story of meeting a woman suffering from
cervical cancer, which can be caused by the human papillomavirus.
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"I got lobbied by a 31-year-old young lady who had stage-four cervical
cancer. I spent a lot of time with her," Perry said.
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Perry did indeed spend time with Heather Burcham, who died in July 2007.
But while the governor gave the impression that his decision to issue an
executive order mandating HPV vaccination, bypassing the state
legislature, was influenced by this experience, he did not meet Burcham
until after he had issued the order.
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On Wednesday evening, Perry saw another strong moment soured. He started
off well by speaking poignantly to a roomful of a few thousand activists
here about his need for their prayers.
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"As a governor who's made a great deal of decisions with consequences over
the years, I couldn't have done so without being driven to my knees on
many occasions. As I campaign for president, I not only ask you for your
vote and your support, I ask you for your prayers," Perry said.
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The connection in the room was palpable, and Perry added to it for a
moment by asking the crowd to pray for President Obama, taking on an air
of dignity and good will.
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"I ask you to pray for our country. I ask you to pray for our president,"
he said.
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But Perry couldn't help himself. He added a request that the activists
pray for Obama that God "open his eyes." Maybe some in the room didn't
mind, but the implicit claim by Perry that his policy positions have
divine fiat destroyed any of the moral high ground that Perry had
momentarily begun to claim.
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