https://redstate.com/erick/2011/09/07/perry-vs-romney/feed/Conservative News & Politicsen-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 06:58:40 -0400<![CDATA[Forgive me Father, for I have sinned. I gave MSNBC ratings. But in doing so I can say this is a two man race — Perry vs. Romney. It is also clear in this first debate that Perry is the front runner now. I would still prefer to have a few more debates on this before declaring it, but below I&#8217;ll explain why it is clear he is whether I want to think so or not.]]>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 21:49:43 -0400<![CDATA[Erick Erickson]]>https://redstate.com/erick/2011/09/07/perry-vs-romney-n40320