Regular Republicans Wince
It is no secret that Tricky Rick Perry has been courting the Tea Party conservatives for the better part of a year now. He has raised the flag of Texas in his tea party speeches about the right to secede. He has participated in the closed door meetings at the Value Voters summit. He has even accepted the endorsement of Sarah Palin.
But recently, his campaign has taken a shift back to the traditional Texan Republican base. Will the Tea Party conservatives trust his two-timing ways? Will the traditional Texas Republican machine forgive his wander lust?
In a recent email to Tricky Rick Perry's supporters, he sues for peace between the Texas Tea Party/Palin supporters and the Regular Republicans and points to a letter from former chairman of the Republican Party of Texas George W. Strake, Jr.. Strake recently sent the letter to members of the Republican party all across Texas. It is unknown whether or not Strake intended it to be an endorsement for Perry or if Tricky Rick is simply using it to further his own re-election agenda.
Apparently, George W. Strake wants to unite the conservatives in Texas with the traditional republicans for fear of spilling too much republican blood, and Tricky Rick is all too eager to grab those coat tails. In doing so, he risks having himself labeled a republican-in-name-only (R.I.N.O.) in supporting the traditional republican base. Tricky Rick's campaign manager Rob Johnson sent the email out on November 14th, 2009, suing for peace. Here is the email:
Dear Friends and Supporters,
With Senator Hutchison's recent decision to remain in Washington and not resign her Senate seat, we thought you might be interested in a quick news update on the campaign.
We are glad that Senator Hutchison has finally made a decision not to resign. With so many missed votes already this year, hopefully her decision will allow her to again become a full-time senator for the people of Texas.
Please take a look at these two news stories, which explain her decision quite well:
• WFAA, with video
• Dallas Morning News
We also thought you might be interested in reading a few lines from a recent letter George W. Strake, Jr., former chairman of the Republican Party of Texas, sent out to Republicans across Texas:
As someone who helped build our Republican Majority in Texas since the days Democrats dominated every statewide office and both houses of the legislature, and as someone who has supported Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison's four campaigns for the U.S. Senate, I write to you today with great concern about the damage that is about to be done when our Republican Governor and Republican U.S. Senator collide in what will be a bloody primary, AND the blood will be all Republican.
....Not wanting to have a repeat of NY23, Tricky Rick hopes to have his cake and eat it too by attempting to secure both the Tea Party Conservatives and the Regular Republicans. Can Tricky Rick pull it off? Can he continue to appear to be sympathetic to the conservative movement while still making his "business as usual" back room deals with long time traditional republican supporters? If he does, who do you think he will remember after the election, the conservatives or the capitalists that have kept him in power all these years?
Now is the time for patriotism and unity. The future of our nation is at risk. We need to come together as Republicans and deliver a clear message to our fellow Texans that we are a united party, united in opposition to the radical liberalism of Obama, Pelosi and the Democratic Party.
Download the entire letter here.
Thank you for your continued energy and enthusiasm.
Rob Johnson
Campaign Manager
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Tricky Ricky and Palin are cut of the same cloth.
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