Part 1 of 4 of The Trib’s analysis of Perry’s campaign ads. This segment features Rick Perry‘s first general and comparison ads from the 1990 race for agriculture commissioner, followed by analysis from Emmy and Peabody award-winning documentary filmmaker and UT-Austin political analyst Paul Stekler.

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