This Week with George Stephanopoulous
Air Date - January 15
Rick Perry has not been doing well in the polls lately. The interview he recently had with George Stephanopoulos is an example of why this is so. Despite lagging behind in the polls, Perry believes he is the most consistent physical and social conservative out there, who has done a good job at creating jobs. Creating jobs was the only thing that Perry could talk about. He wants to keep taxes low, implement a legal system that doesn’t allow for over suing and get the country working again. He’s shown commitment to the men and women in the military and would be committed to America as a country. However, social conservatives in Texas don’t think Perry is a good alternative to Romney. To this, Perry pointed out that the same thing was said about Ronald Reagan, so there is still hope for him. If Perry doesn’t win first or come in a close second in the polls in South Carolina, he is undecided about whether or not he will drop out. (Of course, we know that he will drop out before the South Carolina results.)
Another negative point for Perry was a comment he made about Romney being a vulture capitalist. If Romney becomes the Republican candidate, Republicans are worrying about Perry giving Obama ammunition to use against him. Perry redirected the conversation back to his ability to creating jobs, saying that his job creation record is incomparable. He said the people of South Carolina would make the decision, and that it is good to talk about this issue now. However, Perry avoided questions about giving Obama ammunition and only made unenthusiastic, half hearted attempts at saying that he could create jobs. The interview was a bust. It didn’t give the voters anything new from Perry. This must be one of the reasons why he dropped out. He isn’t good at communicating or answering the important questions that make a difference. In the political arena, it gives voters a clear view of who they do not want as their GOP candidate. Someone like Perry would never be able to stand up to a political firecracker such as Obama. Perry dropping out of the race only makes an easier job for the remaining candidates. Either Romney will cinch another win, or the other candidates will be able to pick up some serious slack.
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