re: #38 EPR-radar

IMO Perry lost the nomination in 2012 when he showed some traces of humanity on immigration issues. The other supposed cause (egregiously stupid-seeming debate performance) is manifestly an insufficient explanation. Egregious stupidity hasn’t been a show-stopper for the GOP nomination in decades.

I’d have to agree; I looked over at the fever swamp that is Free Republic, and that moment was when he lost them.

FR is good to check out - for the most part, it’s the hardcore grassroot activists that participate there, and you can a good sense of how things are gonna shake out during primary season.

So far, they haven’t really coalesced around one particular candidate, but they seem to be leaning towards Ted Cruz - however, his support for this recent trade agreement has certainly perturbed the Freepers.