Can Perry Beat Obama in US 2012 Presidential Election?

Date: 9/6/2011
Author: Greg Flakus
Topic: Rick Perry
Brief Summary: This article discuss Rick Perry's strengths, weaknesses, his main appeals and his criticisms in the 2012 presidential elections. 
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The question/problem that is addressed is if Perry can beat Obama in the upcoming Presidential election. The results and conclusions that may affect public policy is the fact that Perry is great at creating jobs or people, he has done so with people in Texas. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Texas added more than 700,000 private sector jobs in the past ten years. Although this is good it was said that voters will not care for things like lie that. Perry also angered some conservatives by endorsing a comprehensive immigration reform plan that they regarded as giving amnesty to those who violated US law. Some new information that i learned was that Rick Perry is the governor of Texas he also helped Texas add more than 700,000 private sector jobs in the past ten years, while large states like California and Michigan each lost more than 600,000 jobs, Perry campaigned for governor calling for tough measures against crime along the nearly 2,000-kilometer border Texas shares with Mexico. Last but not least I learned that Rick Perry has never lost an election, but his whole career has been in Texas. This information can help me because I now know that if Perry was elected president he would have no problem creating more jobs and people like me who is looking for a job can find one. The author in this article was not for nor was he against Perry. The author provided a lot of good information on Perry's strengths and weaknesses and things he might want to work on. This article can have a big impact on the political arena today. Although is as stated that voters would not care about the jobs he created in Texas, some might. All of the non workers who is looking for a job can think he is a great candidate and decide to vote for him. This is the same with the immigration reform that he endorsed. Perry stated, "If Washington won't protect our border, Texas will," this shows that Perry is tough on protecting allies and this can be a strength for him. More people will begin to trust him and put their faith in him.