I think Perry deserves his own thread.   There may be quite a bit to say about him over time.


What strikes me is that he may well be an extremely potent threat to Obama --and not just for reasons having to do with the poor US economy.

If he can make it through the GOP primaries to the nomination without having to renounce the idea of in-state tuition for children of illegal immigrants and still holding to his opposition to the US-Mexico wall, he will have considerable support among Hispanics---an essential bloc for Obama. Supposedly in his last Texas election he got 38% of the Hispanic vote.

This is on top of the definite split in the Jewish vote.   Perry has been quoted in Israel as saying that Israel was given to the Jewish people long ago and that this is "ordained".   This will make him a fiercely strong supporter of Israel.    And that will split the US Jewish vote.