Perry, Romney and polls
by Jennifer Rubin
Right Turn readers know I’m no fan of early, national primary polls. But they do, after a time, begin to shape donors’ and activists’ perceptions of the race. So what do they see and what should they learn from the spate of national polls showing Texas Gov. Rick Perry leading Mitt Romney?
The Romney camp seems blasé about the polls, and to its credit, never touted the national polls that previously showed its candidate leading. They consider, with justification, that Perry has yet to be tested. He’s given no national TV or radio interviews, he keeps the press corps at arm’s length, and he has yet to debate the other candidates. As one political strategist not aligned with any campaign tells me, “I think it has a Trump-like quality to it at a moment following big-bang media attention, while the other candidates haven’t galvanized deep, broad support. It’s not that it isn’t impressive, it’s just untested.”
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