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Media attempts to deconstruct Rick Perry by trashing Texas
by Joseph Earnest August 31, 2011
Newscast Media AUSTIN, Texas -- Political pundits are still trying to understand Gov. Perry's unconventional game plan of winning elections, and are getting more nervous because they believe he could actually win. Perry's entry has certainly changed the entire dynamics of these elections. The first impact it had was on both Bachmann and Romney, as both saw their numbers dwindle. Many observers have said it is too early to determine if Perry has staying power, and that he would have to demonstrate that he can maintain his lead in the polls.
Perry's impact on Bachmann
Bachmann has been criticized as being too much of a "Diva" because of her reluctance to mingle and her inaccessibility. Judd Saul who helped organize the Blackhawk County Lincoln Day Dinner in Iowas said, "(Perry) sat with people, talked with people. (Bachmann) acted like a rock star, refused to eat dinner with us. If Michele Bachmann is the hometown girl, from Waterloo, she should dine with us."
Instead, Saul points out Bachmann spent time on her campaign bus, only entering for her turn to speak at the event after she was introduced twice.
Even a key Bachmann backer at the Straw Poll says her campaign has to change.
"The race started over after the straw poll," note Ryan Rhodes, director of the Iowa Tea Party.
"(Bachmann) needs to work on being more accessible and punctual to events. These are things I'm hearing from Tea Partiers around the state and I hope her campaign irons out these kinks."
Perry's strength is that he is accessible and is at ease with his audiences. Both Bachmann and Perry share the same religious views and conservative ideals and have a very strong following in the Tea Party movement, yet Perry has the ability to feel the pulse of the voters, a skill that has enabled him to beat the rest of the GOP field in these preliminary polls.
Perry's impact on Romney
There is no doubt that Romney is a contender that Perry cannot undermine, and eventually the two will have to face each other, much like when Obama and Hillary Clinton went head-to-head in their primaries. Romney is the media's favorite candidate even more than Obama, and is very rarely attacked by the MSM, yet Perry has been able to displace and replace him as the GOP's current front runner.
Again the issue is relatability, and the one whom voters find more relatable is the candidate voters will gravitate toward. Perry grew up as a poor white kid in the back roads of Texas, and prides himself in his humble roots. As for Romney, in the 2008 heavily contested primary, Mike Huckabee described him as "a person who reminds voters of the boss who fired them." However, even though Romney has the corporate look he has been able to draw large support from both conservatives and moderates, whose initial apprehension was his religious faith.
The mistake Romney is making is underexposure. He needs to get out there more and capitalize on his job-creating skills, entrepreneurship and his executive experience, or else he will never be able to surpass Perry in the polls. Romney believes that overexposure in the media can hurt a candidate, yet now is the time when each and every candidate needs to create a "buzz."
Chris Matthews keeps the buzz alive
Rick Perry actually won 55 percent of the vote in his re-election not 39
Perry first created one who he used the word "treason" against the Feds. He also said "he loved America very much", prompting pundits to ask whether he was questioning Obama's patriotism. The buzz Perry created by making those utterances gave him national and international exposure that his ad campaign couldn't buy, and the exposure was all free.
In the above video, Chris Matthews can't understand how Perry has been able to steal the spotlight and garner a huge following in such a short time. Out of frustration, Matthews resorts to attacking the great State of Texas instead of Rick Perry's policies he may disagree with. This creates even more curiosity in undecided voters, who will now want to explore more of the "Rick Perry mystique" Chris Matthews is talking about. Add Comments>>
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