2012 Presidential Campaign, Campaign Appearances, News, Rick Perry
Perry Rips Romney In South Carolina
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2012 Presidential Campaign, Debates, Issues, News, Rick PerryPerry Moves on to South CarolinaNew Hampshire Republicans head to the polls tomorrow to select the candidate they want to run against President Barack Obama in the fall. Texas Governor Rick Perry isn't playing to the New Hampshire crowds. He's already in South Carolina.
Governor Perry’s last event in New Hampshire was a Sunday morning NBC/Facebook debate on Meet the Press. And even though his eyes were focused on South Carolina, he did leave Granite state Republicans with a reminder of his support for non-union jobs.
“I’m a right-to-work guy. I come from a right-to-work state," Perry told the crowd in Concord, "and I’ll tell ya if New Hampshire wants to become the magnet for job creation in the Northeast, you pass that right-to-work legislation in this state.”... |
2012 Presidential Campaign, Campaign Appearances, News, Rick Perry
Perry Faces Tougher Tests on the Natio...
Last week wasn’t the best for Gov. Rick Perry’s presidential campaign: He had a bad debate and lost two straw polls. Now the campaign will have to address those disappointments with an eye towards additional pitfalls down the campaign trail.
"Perry really did throw up all over himself in the...
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Gov. Perry Still On Top in Poll After ...
Bad debate? No Problem!
Sure, Brit Hume of FOX News said Gov. Perry, "really did throw up all over himself" at the Thursday's debate in Orlando. But according to a new poll taken after that debate, Perry still leads the GOP field.
The survey taken over the weekend shows Perry's support...
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2012 Presidential Campaign, News, Rick Perry
Sunday Morning Roundup
Good morning and happy Sunday! Looking for relief from the heat may be the most popular activity in Central Texas today. Fall officially began early Friday morning, but today's weather will be a continuation of the summertime heat.
Fire Danger High Today
Potential record high temperatures...
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2012 Presidential Campaign, Issues, News, Rick Perry
Perry’s Immigration Tightrope-Wa...
Governor Rick Perry’s record on illegal immigration was a target again at last night’s GOP presidential debate.
Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney pounced on the program Perry signed into law allowing in-state college tuition for some undocumented college students.
“I don’t see...
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Perry Has Modest Wealth, But Questions...
Gov. Rick Perry once scooped up valuable tracts of land in Central Texas, and he scored big when he sold them. But new financial disclosures suggest Perry gave up much of the profits on Wall Street and no longer directly owns any land or even a house.
It’s hard to draw firm conclusions about...
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Perry Ad “Zeroes” In on Obama
Looking past the Republican primary to the general election, Rick Perry's campaign today released an ad contrasting its characterization of Barack Obama's first years in office — "zero" accomplishments on jobs, change, etc. — with the Texas...
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Tea Party Targets Perry On “Sanc...
Texas Tea Party activists are trying to pressure Governor Perry to toughen his stance on illegal immigration. At a press conference today inside the State Capitol, several groups issued an open letter Rick Perry, demanding he call a special legislative session to pass a ban on so-called...
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2012 Presidential Campaign, Issues, News, Rick Perry
Dewhurst, Perry Disagree on Tuition
Governor Rick Perry has been criticized by some Republican faithful for his support of a bill granting in-state tuition to children of illegal immigrants. Yesterday, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, a GOP hopeful for the U.S. Senate, told a Dallas talk show that he wouldn't have signed that...
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2012 Presidential Campaign, Campaign Appearances, Issues, News, Rick Perry
Gov. Perry Takes His Economic Message ...
Texas Governor Rick Perry campaigned in Michigan over the weekend, where he'd finished a distant 2nd to Mitt Romney in a GOP straw poll there. As KUT’s Ben Philpott reports, if Perry hopes to gain ground in Michigan, he'll first have to find some common ground to work with.
On the road Rick...
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2012 Presidential Campaign, Campaign Appearances, Debates, Issues, News, Rick Perry
Perry Brings Jobs Message to Michigan
Governor Rick Perry visited Mitt Romney’s childhood home of Michigan today. He spoke to a packed room of Republican activists on Mackinac Island. The governor received a warm reception, but he likely won't win the Michigan primary. But the problem isn’t his message.
The pro-jobs, small...
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Rick Perry Fights Back, Misses the Mar...
Texas Governor Rick Perry came out on the offensive in last night's GOP debate in Orlando, an attempted to rebound from a shaky debate performance last week. He remained the top target of his fellow presidential hopefuls, but Perry seemed more prepared for the criticism.
The governor delivered...
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Perry’s Latest Ad Trashes Obama&...
Texas governor and presidential candidate Rick Perry’s new online campaign ad is a direct attack on President Barack Obama’s economic record.
Most of Perry's previous ads have focused on his record of job creation or his easygoing Texas roots. The new one looks more like a trailer for the...
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Perry Stance On Social Security Resona...
By Ben Philpott, KUT News and Texas Tribune
Governor Rick Perry told young voters he's “on their side” when it comes to Social Security during the Tea Party/GOP debate in Florida last week.
"It has been called a Ponzi scheme by many people long before me," said Perry. "But no one's had the...
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Don’t Count On A Third Political Party
By Ken Rudin, NPR
In this period of discontent, with polls showing the public's unhappiness with President Obama rising to a record level and their approval of Congress sinking towards single digits — and nearly everyone agreeing that Washington simply does not work — there is no shortage...
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