TribWeek: Top Texas News for the Week of 11/7/11
“Oops.” That’s the word Gov. Rick Perry uttered after his major stumble in the Republican presidential primary debate in Michigan Wednesday. It spoke volumes about how bad his debate performances have been, how far he has sunk as a 2012 presidential contender.
The Tribune's Thanh Tan talks to her colleague Emily Ramshaw about why Perry's debate gaffe is yet another self-inflicted wound that threatens his ability to convince voters he's ready to be president.
Has South Carolina's primary turned from a must-win to a can't-win for Gov. Rick Perry? Ben Philpott of KUT News ...
Comments (2)
Jim Hsu via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Matt Bai, NYTimes: the fact that perry had a brain freeze is not the problem. We all have them. But this probably means the ideas Perry is trying to say are not his own, and that's the more problematic aspect of the "oops" moment.
Inv. A. Bryant
perry needs to empty his heated pool!