ABC: As a Primary Looms, Perry’s Donors Say ‘It’s Over’

[grantcart]

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/01/as-a-primary-looms-perrys-donors-say-its-over/

Rick Perry wants South Carolina to be his San Jacinto, but the way things are going, he’ll be lucky if his campaign emerges from Saturday’s primary with a fraction of the support it had when Perry announced his run for president.

With two days to go, Perry polls among South Carolina Republicans at about 6 percent — the same number of people who said they had no opinion about whom they’d choose. His campaign has been damaged by defections – notably top donor Barry Wynn, who left Perry for Mitt Romney – and an inability to gain ground with the public, despite spending millions of dollars.

Behind the scenes, many fundraisers and supporters who once waxed ecstatic over Perry as the GOP’s white knight when he entered the race now say they’re deflated and upset that he didn’t appear ready for the task.

“It’s over. It’s long over. Sometimes things are finished before they’re over. It’s embarrassing to come out of the gate and get shot down, but it happens,” said a Perry fundraiser who spoke on the condition of anonymity. “You’d think a guy who had 11 years in office … that he’d prepare, he’d read the paper and get prepared.”



And in the parking lot an opera singer is seen parking her car.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

1. Heh. We'll never know, but I'll bet he never seriously considered entering until the Debt Ceiling

Hostage Situation made Obama look weak, then jumped in on a moment's notice.

Having said that, the guy never made one tiny change to try and improve his position, he was stuck on "redneck" all the way.

[Atman]

2. “You’d think … that he’d prepare, he’d read the paper and get prepared."

That's the thing with these GOPhers. Perry, like Palin before him, thought that people would want him to lead by virtue of his very existence as a GOPher. That just saying "I'm a conservative, and I hate lib'ruhls!" is enough to win elections outside of the Deep South and the farmland. They don't get it, they don't understand that America tried the affable dope you could drink a beer with, and determined that we'd rather have someone intelligent.

[chelsea0011]

3. That folksy, dumbing down bullshit act worked the first time around

with GWB, but not this time.

[Javaman]

4. damn it!

I wanted him to be the petulent little curr he is and hold out to the bitter end so he would get killed come his next election for Tx gov.

now starts the wall papering by the repukes here in Tx to "redefine" cement heads stupidity.

christ on a pogo stick, if that asshole gets reelected as my gov, then this state is indeed the most fucking stupid state in the union.

[Frustratedlady]

5. He's probably going to say, "Dang! I wish I'd stayed in..."

after he sees Newt and Mitt in a heap on the floor, tonight.

Between the millions stashed on the Cayman Islands and ex-wives popping by to tell their stories, it should be fun.

Stocked up on popcorn!!! Ready for the show!!!