Although GOP candidate Rick Perry has been the forerunner in election polling in the past couple of months, the support has severely dwindled. At this point, he doesn't seem as if he stands a chance against any of the candidates: certainly not Romney, but even Cain and Gingrich have rallied up support despite their recent political scandals.
However, one thing is true, and it's that Rick Perry is incredibly charismatic. He's relatively attractive, he's tall, he has that southern Texan twang. During the past Republican debates, he's also been a little sassy, which I'm sure some (myself included) find annoying, but many find that it's amusing, genuine, and make him more relatable. In addition, he's the governor of Texas. Although the residents of Texas are majority conservative, the state is gigantic, meaning that he has a lot of support just by being from that state.
His policies are rather average; there's nothing incredibly appealing except his proposal on a flat tax. However, lately he has received much criticism about how he's a more moderate Republican, based on his immigration policies. On other issues, he's incredibly conservative. This wishy-washiness is not a good start at getting a nomination- he should have stuck to one set of political ideologies till he was chosen as the GOP presidential candidate, then he could probably afford to branch out in beliefs.
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