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Local News Coverage of Rick Perry Tour More Positive Than National Media
The goal of the town-by-town bus tour slog for the Perry campaign is to generate local news stories that will be generally more positive than national coverage. So let us examine Saturday's (Dec. 17, 2011) coverage. Did the tactic work?
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Rick Perry Plows into Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul Over Government Spending
The video above, titled "Momentum Part II," is an excellent marker on how the Perry campaign is running now. They are building momentum along the Iowa bus tour, and here is an example of the presentation the tour is giving Iowans.
Picture this:
Rick Perry is in Northwestern Iowa, campaigning at the La Chiesa Restaurant in Spencer, Iowa today (Dec. 17, 2011).
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Iraq War Veteran Dan Moran Endorses Rick Perry
"I can't regulate my body temperature very well any more, but if I have to I'll know on every door in this Union to tell them to vote for Governor Perry!" Dan Moran, a former captain in the U.S. Marines said about Texas Gov. Rick Perry. Moran is a survivor of the 2004 assault on Fallujah, Iraq. On his subsequent tour to Iraq in 2006, in Ramadi, Moran was severely injured in an I.E.D. attack.
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Rick Perry on Endorsements: Medal of Honor Winners Trump South Carolina Governors
The prospects of Texas Gov. Rick Perry's campaign are rising. One can sense this because the George Soros-funded outfit, The Texas Tribune threw some slime his way about Perry earning, and accepting, early retirement benefits from the State of Texas.
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The Fox News Dec. 15 Debate Roundup
Here are highlights of the post debate coverage, the morning after.
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The Rick Perry Speech that Best Defines His Campaign
Wednesday (Dec. 14, 2011) evening, Mike Huckabee hosted the Citizens United Forum on Abortion in Des Moines, IA. Participating were GOP presidential candidates Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, Michele Bachmann and Rick Perry. Texas Gov. Rick Perry starts his speech at the 32-minute mark.
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New Ad Hits Romney, Gingrich Hard on Being Insiders
The presidential campaign of Texas Gov. Rick Perry released a television ad contrasting Perry's "outsider" image to the insider persona of each of the leading candidates, Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich. It's about time we had some "contrast" ads!
From the campaign:
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Rick Perry, Rockstar! (And all About that Iowa Bus Tour)
The 42-stop bus tour through Iowa started today. Perry’s bus tour continues until the Jan 3 Iowa Caucus.
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Obama: If Rick Perry Won't Run My Abortion Mills, I'm Cutting Off Women's Health Funding
Over at Fox News today, there's an interesting story about how Obama is punishing all women in Texas because Governor Perry's administration cut off Planned Parenthood from a state-funded effort.
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Rick Perry on the Radio with Hannity Dec. 13, 2011
Texas Gov. Rick Perry reveals that his recovery from his back surgery is complete and that he's running on all eight cylinders. And if you listen closely to the interview, Perry really reveals a commanding grasp of the issue of creating jobs.
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