The polls speak for themselves and The Rabbi talks into the air: grins and chuckles
(Argument restored because Jake the Liberal Mormon couldn't counter it.)
Guy, we have four polls showing Perry having a double digit lead over Romney.
The only reason why Romney is taken seriously is his willingness to spend his kid's inheritence on these failed campaigns. Let's look at this guy's electoral track record.
1994 Senate- Lost to Ted Kennedy by 17 points in a year where Republicans swept out dozens of Democrats.
2002 Governor- Ran against a non-entity, spent 7 million of his own money. Still only won with 49% of the vote.
2006 Governor- Opted not to run when polls showed him trailing Deval Patrick by double digits.
2008 Presidential run- Lost 16 primaries where there was a straight up vote. Only won 3. In Michigan, it was because his father was governor, he spent a lot more money while other major canidates took a pass, and promised the AutoWorkers he would do "anything" to save them. (He later went on denounce Obama's auto bailout.) He won Massachusetts, but no one was contesting his "home" state. And he won Utah because it was full of his fellow cult members. And that was it.
So in 22 elections, he lost or bowed out of 18, and won 4.
And you really want to claim this guy is the most electable.
On the other hand, Perry has won every election he's ever been in. He even beat the Bush Machine in Texas when it turned on him.