2012 Presidential Campaign, Debates, Issues, News, Rick Perry

Perry Fights For Air at South Carolina Debate

January 17, 2012 5:00 am by: Ben Philpott

Perry in South Carolina 1-11-12. Photo by Ben Philpott
While most of last night's GOP presidential debate had the top tier candidates fighting amongst each other, Texas Governor Rick Perry was just trying to stay relevant. Just about every time one of the top four candidates took a question, somewhere in the answer there was a slap at one of the other three. Which then lead to plenty of back and forth among the candidates as they debated who was telling the truth and who would be the best Republican candidate....
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Perry and Paul in Foreign Policy Debate

2012 Presidential Campaign, Campaign Appearances, Debates, Issues, News

Perry and Paul in Foreign Policy Debat...

Tuesday night’s CNN Republican National Security Debate highlighted a wide disparity among Republican candidates and provided several interesting back and forth discussions on the path ahead for U.S. foreign policy and security. The disagreements between Texas Congressman Ron Paul and...
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Tribcast: Rick Perry Cuts Congress

2012 Presidential Campaign, Campaign Appearances, Debates, Issues, News, Rick Perry

Tribcast: Rick Perry Cuts Congress

Texas Governor Rick Perry spent the last week trying to make people forget about his brain freeze when naming three federal agencies he would cut if elected President. That effort included delivering a policy speech where he said he would take a wrecking ball to Washington D.C.'s bureaucracy. On...
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Perry Rebounds in S.C. Debate

2012 Presidential Campaign, Campaign Appearances, Debates, News, Rick Perry

Perry Rebounds in S.C. Debate

Texas Governor Rick Perry climbed back into the debate saddle last night. It was his first time on stage after flubbing a campaign line. And, in another first, it was a good night for Perry. He started the night clearly outside of the spotlight. The Governor ranked 5th in one South Carolina...
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Perry Defends His Debate Gaffe on Federal Agency Name

2012 Presidential Campaign, Campaign Appearances, Debates, News, Rick Perry

Perry Defends His Debate Gaffe on Fede...

Gov. Rick Perry is in damage control mode this morning, reminding supporters of gaffes by other candidates who became presidents after a painful stumble in last night's Republican primary debate in which he could not name one of three...
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Gov. Perry May Skip Some Debates

2012 Presidential Campaign, Campaign Appearances, Debates, News, Rick Perry

Gov. Perry May Skip Some Debates

Texas Governor Rick Perry is taking steep drops in the latest opinion polls taken in key early primary states. The Perry campaign has indicated that the governor may not participate in some upcoming GOP presidential debates. "There is a potential glut of debates ahead after one on November 9th...
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Perry to Debate in Las Vegas

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Perry to Debate in Las Vegas

Governor Rick Perry will take the stage with his GOP presidential rivals for a debate in Las Vegas tonight. Political watchers are waiting to see if Perry will use this debate to try to make a comeback. He's had poor debate performances, sagging poll numbers and is losing some support to...
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Perry Debate Performance Spotty

2012 Presidential Campaign, Debates, News, Rick Perry

Perry Debate Performance Spotty

A day after the latest GOP presidential debate in New Hampshire, KUT’s Ian Crawford talks with Ross Ramsey, executive editor of the Texas Tribune, about the performance of the two Texans in the race. I think some people were looking for [Perry] to break out a little bit and get back into...
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GOP Candidates Talk Faith In Iowa

2012 Presidential Campaign, Campaign Appearances, Debates, Issues, News, Rick Perry

GOP Candidates Talk Faith In Iowa

It was a night of faith and tears for the GOP candidates in Iowa. 6 of the 8 top tier candidates were at a forum hosted by the conservative Christian group The Family Leader in Des Moines. The evening promised to be different from the multiple debates the candidates have attended. With moderators...
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Sunday Roundup, November 13, 2011

2012 Presidential Campaign, Debates, News, Rick Perry

Sunday Roundup, November 13, 2011

The Perry campaign has a good night in South Carolina...The Longhorns have a bad day in Missouri...Formula One's boss wonders aloud whether there will ever be a race day in Austin....
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Perry’s Debate Debacle Aftermath

2012 Presidential Campaign, Campaign Appearances, Debates, News, Rick Perry

Perry’s Debate Debacle Aftermath

Before the “um” heard round the world Wednesday night, political pundits were saying that Texas Governor Rick Perry had to win South Carolina in order to remain a viable candidate in the GOP presidential primary. Now the question is whether that’s changed from "Must Win" to "Can’t...
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Four GOP Debates in November

2012 Presidential Campaign, Campaign Appearances, Debates, News, Rick Perry

Four GOP Debates in November

Less than two months remain until the first voting of the 2012 primary season in Iowa. It's make or break time for the eight major candidates in the running for the Republican presidential nomination. There are four debates and one candidate forum between now and Dec. 1. GOP candidates will...
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Perry, Romney Get Heated Over Immigration

2012 Presidential Campaign, Campaign Appearances, Debates, News, Rick Perry

Perry, Romney Get Heated Over Immigrat...

Texas Governor Rick Perry appeared to have turned in his strongest debate performance of his Presidential campaign last night in Las Vegas. Instead of defending his record as governor -- Perry went on the offensive against his chief opponent Mitt Romney. Governor Perry spent the first 30 minutes...
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Weighing Perry Debate Claims

2012 Presidential Campaign, Debates, Issues, News, Rick Perry

Weighing Perry Debate Claims

Gov. Rick Perry took a few hits in the Republican presidential debate this week. KUT News’ Emily Donahue and Gardner Selby of PolitiFact Texas and the Austin American-Statesman fact-check the claims and counterclaims. It’s also been repeated for years that Perry was a Texas leader of...
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Reviewing Perry’s Message from Economic Debate

2012 Presidential Campaign, Debates, News, Rick Perry

Reviewing Perry’s Message from E...

As the Republican presidential candidates took turns giving their ideas for fixing the U.S. economy during last night’s debate, the Texas economy--and Governor Rick Perry’s handling of it--were on display. But does the governor’s debate rhetoric matches up with his record and results in...
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