"In any other state, in any other year, you'd think it would be a sure bet that a politician like Rick Perry would be headed for defeat - he's the perfect example of the type of incumbent that should. Consider the following -
- Rick Perry had serious primary challengers from the right and left who spent millions attacking him and forced him to drain his entire bank account.
- Rick Perry has a serious Democratic opponent - the former Mayor of America's 4th largest city, who's done the impossible in matching the GOP's typical money advantage.
- Rick Perry is the epitome of incumbent - having been in one office or another for a quarter century and having been Governor for a whole decade. This weekend he refused to rule out a bid for a fourth term should be be re-elected.
- Rick Perry doesn't have just one legitimate scandal, but multiple ones - shades of bribery, payola, land deals, hidden schedules, and countless cases of using his public office for personal or political desires. It's not like there is a debate on the question of whether Rick Perry has skeletons in the closet - we're just unsure of how many and what size.
- Rick Perry goes full steam ahead, opponents be damned. That includes casting the media as opponents - refusing to meet with editorial boards, answering reporters' questions, or engaging in any debate with anyone."
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