Now, Perry wants to skip the rest of the debates. I hate picking on him so, but he just makes it too easy for me. I mean, what planet is he living on where he thinks making such a claim will work in his favor?
When he's taking a whole lot of heat about his past debate performances, getting too friendly with Donald Trump and his stupid Birther ploy, and his tax plan that does nothing to simplify the tax code (which is a lot shorter than his claim of 72,000 pages, as any tax preparer can tell you), he cannot afford to duck away from the debates. The only thing that generated any attention for him at the last debate was when everyone thought he might take a swing at Mitt Romney (finally, a BRAWL!). Other than that, his performances have been pretty lackluster.
According to his campaign spokesman, Ray Sullivan, Perry's going to spend more time "with actual voters in primary states". It's not entirely clear what Perry thinks that will do to help his chances of gaining the GOP nomination. Even if he were able to get it, if he thinks he's going to reach a general presidential election without debating President Obama, he's got another thing coming.
That tactic, of refusing to debate may have seen him to the Texas governorship, but the general voter isn't as gullible as the Texans who voted for a candidate who can't handle a debate seem to have been. The majority of voters, regardless of party, have no stomach for a presidential candidate who won't go one-on-one with the presidential incumbent.
--Statler, moderator
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