tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545028369479033522012-02-16T02:36:14.724-08:00Steve Daltonnoreply@blogger.comBlogger31100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54502836947903352.post-10807415534110068732011-07-29T20:43:00.000-07:002011-07-29T20:43:48.230-07:00<a href="http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/26/romney-and-perry-dual-front-runners/">Romney and Perry: Dual Front-Runners? - NYTimes.com</a>: "Some of the smart money is betting on Rick Perry in the Republican nominating fight ..."<br /><br />Looks like the Rick Perry decision is eminent and one big reason for saying yes will be that he's already gaining or passing front runner Romney.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/54502836947903352-1080741553411006873?l=rickperryindiana.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Daltonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54502836947903352.post-44845256915505111612011-07-29T18:46:00.000-07:002011-07-29T18:46:44.467-07:00<a href="http://www.twitter.com/indiana4perry">Indiana 4 Rick Perry </a>on twitter<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="162" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YKQTJO3YfTY/TjNiI-BsXyI/AAAAAAAABVY/4EtIlVNorAc/s200/rickperry.jpg" width="200" /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/indiana4perry">Rick Perry for President </a></div><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Americans-for-Rick-Perry/119186358166754?ref=pb">Americans for Rick Perry</a> on Facebook<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/54502836947903352-4484525691550511161?l=rickperryindiana.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Daltonnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54502836947903352.post-43162306722336403012011-07-29T18:00:00.000-07:002011-07-29T18:00:26.357-07:00During the run up to 2008, actually during 2007, I made my mind up that I was going to support Senator John McCain for President of the United States.&nbsp;&nbsp; Eventually he did prevail in the primaries and like many McCain supporters I was early to predict that he would choose Sarah Palin as his VP choice.&nbsp;&nbsp; I tell this story not to laud over my own failure to choose the ultimate winner, I never wanted Obama as you might expect ... but to talk about why I chose McCain.<br /><br />After the election loss there was a mass attack against those who supported Palin or McCain, and thus didn't qualify as conservative enough.&nbsp; This is ridiculous.&nbsp; Frankly I chose John McCain because I felt he had the best chance of winning!&nbsp;<br /><br />I have now decided to support publicly Rick Perry for the 2012 election cycle.&nbsp;&nbsp; Do I think he's perfect, of course not.&nbsp; I'd love to have Ollie North or Condoleeza Rice instead but they don't seem want to run.&nbsp;&nbsp; I think Rick Perry can win, and to me that's more important than the hurt feelings of Romney or Bachman supporters.&nbsp; Let's be honest Romney nor Bachman have a chance of winning against Obama.&nbsp; I will write more as I find like minded people to connect with.&nbsp;&nbsp; Till then ... Rick Perry for President<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/54502836947903352-4316230672233640301?l=rickperryindiana.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Daltonnoreply@blogger.com0