Perry flies past Romney to become frontrunner for GOP nomination: poll

[Playinghardball]

Source: Raw Story
By Kase Wickman

Texas Gov. Rick Perry's popularity has risen dramatically enough that he is now the frontrunner for the Republican Party's 2012 nomination for the presidency, according to recent polling numbers.

Perry, who officially announced his candidacy August 13, has put a double-digit margin between himself and Mitt Romney, the former Massachusetts governor who previously led the polls.

A Gallup poll of the Republican contenders released Wednesday shows that 29 percent of Republican and Republican-leaning independent voters said Perry was their preferred nominee, while Romney garnered 17 percent. This is flipped from last month: Gallup's results from the end of July show that Perry, before he had officially announced, was polling at 18 percent to Romney's 23 percent.

Another poll, from the Democrat-affiliated Public Policy Polling, shows Perry a slightly more dramatic lead for Perry. In the first poll since his entry into the race, Perry captured the preference of 33 percent of voters— a third of those surveyed — to Romney's 20 percent.

More: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/08/24/perry-flies-past-romney-to-become-frontrunner-for-gop-nomination-poll/

[otohara]

1. If He Becomes POTUS 45

I'm going to look into obtaining Japanese citizenship.

[krabigirl]

7. Think I might want to leave also, but...

Husband's family is in France, but the right-wing is strong there right now, too. So I don't know, maybe there's nowhere to go really.

[MrDiaz]

2. Mark my words

If he gets the nomination he WILL win, it sucks we will be in for another 4 years of repuke control. But i have been saying this for a few months

[elocs]

3. TOTAL control since they will likely take the Senate. Welcome to HELL, then. n/t

[K8-EEE]

8. Oh cripes, he's not winning!

I think he'll fizzle out and fast.....he looks dumber every time I see him!

[MrDiaz]

15. That is

because you can't stand him, obviously there are a bunch of people who do.

[K8-EEE]

17. This year's Fred Thompson -- a lot of people in TX can't stand him

Obama has a chance in TX if this moron gets the nom!

[Motown_Johnny]

16. wait for the debates, the guy isn't just an idiot he has been flip flopping

on many important issues


He is all asshat and no cattle, he won't win

[Kennah]

4. CDC and NIH really need to address this outbreak of Mad Cowboy Disease

I'm good with a quarantine of Perry

[w8liftinglady]

5. Oy! for the record, the comment board of the Dallas Morning News is less than flattering

http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2011/08/perry-is-now-the-front-runner.html#


Texans KNOW better.

[moondust]

6. SQUIRREL!!

(Ask Jon Stewart)

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

9. I imagine the professional comedians across the country are delighted

[GentryDixon]

10. How can half of our country

be so stupid? Oh wait, I know. They listen to "Faux Lies". If President Obama does not pull this off we are in for a disaster beyond comprehension.

Although I do not support his pandering to the Right and Wall Street, I will not vote against by better interests to show the President he cannot ignore the Left. I will be the loser, as will all Dems. The Supreme Court nominees are reason enough to go to the voting booth and vote for Obama.

[applegrove]

11. I am soo happy. This is great news.

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[opihimoimoi]

12. both in deep doo doo w re to answers...all bluff and puff...no real stuffs

[ChoppinBroccoli]

13. These Are The Same People Who Flocked To Donald Trump? Yeah. Next Shiny Object.

You know how when you first start dating someone, you're head over heels and love everything about that person? Then time passes, the "newness" wears off, and you really start to get to know that person? Yeah.

Guess what's going to happen to Rick Perry once his record starts becoming public. Forget digging for dirt. Just the stuff on the surface will send that meaty 75% of voters in the middle running for the exits.

You know who the MOST electable person in the ENTIRE Republican Party is right now? John McCain. And you saw what happened to him. This batch of loons won't even put up THAT much of a fight. Obama can win this one without even campaigning. It's 1996 all over again, and the Republicans can't even find anyone as electable as Bob Dole was then. So they just latch on to "the next one" to come along. Name a Republican, and two weeks from now, have him declare. I don't even care who it is. Pick one out of a hat. Three weeks from now, that Republican will be the front-runner. That's how desperate the Republican Party is right now.

[unkachuck]

14. romney being a Mormon.....

....has probably upset the fundie-baggers by never clearly answering whether his dead relatives were ever involved with the Mountain Meadows Massacre....

....I think the fundie-baggers are being silly, but it is understandable....

[hifiguy]

18. The NY Times unloaded on this klown with some heavy ammo

on today's editorial page. Mainly about his obvious extortion of campaign $$$ from people he appointed to various positions who subsequently got millions and millions in state contracts. The guy is about as subtle as Al Capone. That WILL hit the non-print media at some point.