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Romney for President

"Ready to Lead?" +
  1:03 web video from Oct. 19, 2011.

CNN’s Anderson Cooper [audio; screen black]: “And welcome to the Sands Convention Center at the Venetian in Las Vegas.”

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CNN’s John King: “It is Rick Perry’s moment of truth.”

CNN’s Gloria Borger: “Republicans need to believe that if they are going to nominate somebody, this person can stand next to Barack Obama on the stage.”

Perry (9/22/11 Orlando debate): “Was it -- was before he was before the social programs, from the standpoint of he was for."

CNN’s Randi Kaye: “Do or die for him.”

Perry (10/11/11 Dartmouth debate): “Not whether or not we are going to have this policy or that policy. …We don’t need any plan.”

FOX NEWS’ Brit Hume: “Perry did really throw up all over himself in the debate.”

Perry (10/18/11 Las Vegas debate): “But the fact is, Americans understand faith.”

CNN’s Carol Costello: “Rick Perry plunging in the polls, rolling the dice.”

Nevada GOP Chairwoman Amy Tarkanian: “He would just calm down. He seemed very agitated.”

RedState’s Erick Erickson: “Set the benchmark so low at the last debate.”

Perry (9/22/11 Orlando debate): “I mean we’ll wait until tomorrow, and see…”

FOX NEWS’ Gretchen Carlson: “He doesn’t have his economic plan yet.”

RedState’s Erick Erickson: “All he had to do is show up and smile.”

The Washington Post’s Dana Milbank: “He’s just a shadow of his former self.”

CNN’s Gloria Borger: “You cannot do that debate with other Republicans he’s going to have a hard time against Barack Obama.”


TEXT: “Rick Perry, Ready To Lead?”

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Notes: This video was issued the day after the WRLC/CNN debate in Las Vegas, during which Perry threw some very sharp verbal jabs.  According to the press release, "The video highlights Rick Perry’s inability to discuss the issues."  Most observers agree that Perry's debate performances have been lacking, and that he may have gone over the line in the Vegas debate.  A question on this video is whether the Romney campaign should have let those performances speak for themselves rather than going negative to this degree.  That question became a moot point, however, for the campaign pulled the video from its YouTube channel the same day after CNN objected to the use of its copyrighted material.