Gov. Rick Perry enjoys pounding the podium at tea party rallies and rails against Washington. He regales listeners about the 10th Amendment and states' rights.
"If you care about America, if you care about taking this country back, you find you a tea party. Get involved," Perry shouted to thousands who gathered in Tyler in East Texas to see him with conservative talk show host Glenn Beck in April.
But as Perry campaigns for a third full term, he may have to look for a tea party himself. While members of the movement say Perry is preferable to Democrat Bill White, many are focusing their energy on down-ballot races, not the top-of-the-ticket contest.
I think there is definitely something to this... tea party members pretty much hate all politicians... but other than maybe Sharron Angle or Jim DeMint... or a few others... possibly Palin in a roundabout way... I don't think there is a major politician out there who connected more with tea parties than Rick...
Really it is remarkable how much tea party support Rick got in the primary... which is obviously what pushed him over without a run off...
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Hey now, campaign characters. Be nice. I know a lot of you on both sides, so I don't want any overly foul language, personal attacks on anyone other than the candidates themselves, or other party fouls. I will moderate the heck out of you if you start breaking the bounds of civility.