Professor Voices » Rick Perry http://blogs.bu.edu/professorvoices Opinions and views by Boston University experts Tue, 08 Nov 2011 17:10:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 Campaign 2012: Perry, Christie, and Romney http://blogs.bu.edu/professorvoices/2011/09/27/campaign-2012-perry-christie-and-romney/ http://blogs.bu.edu/professorvoices/2011/09/27/campaign-2012-perry-christie-and-romney/#comments Tue, 27 Sep 2011 17:52:05 +0000 Jo Breiner http://blogs.bu.edu/professorvoices/?p=2836 Tom Whalen, associate professor of social science, offers his analysis on Rick Perry’s recent bad performances, and the potential for New Jersey governor Chris Christie entering the GOP race for president and what it means for Mitt Romney.

Contact Whalen at 978-888-3131; tjw64@bu.edu or tjw64@comcast.net


]]> http://blogs.bu.edu/professorvoices/2011/09/27/campaign-2012-perry-christie-and-romney/feed/ 0 Campaign 2012: Bad week for Rick Perry http://blogs.bu.edu/professorvoices/2011/09/26/campaign-2012-bad-week-for-rick-perry/ http://blogs.bu.edu/professorvoices/2011/09/26/campaign-2012-bad-week-for-rick-perry/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 16:34:33 +0000 Jo Breiner http://blogs.bu.edu/professorvoices/?p=2827 After poor performances in recent GOP debates and losses in the Florida and Michigan straw polls, Rick Perry still appears to be the leader of the GOP field, but some question for how long. John Carroll, assistant professor of mass communication and an expert on media criticism and political advertising, offers the following observation of Perry’s campaign:

Contact Carroll at 617-353-3493; carroll7@bu.edu; Twitter: @johncarroll_bu


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“I think the Perry surge is more about Mitt Romney dropping the ball politically. He was the front runner and now, all of a sudden, Rick Perry occupies that space in the Republican Party. And the reason is that GOP voters are not satisfied with Romney as an alternative or Michele Bachmann. Rick Perry, by default, is the front runner because conservatives in the party feel familiar with him, comfortable with him as a candidate.”

Contact Whalen at 978-888-3131; tjw64@comcast.net


]]> http://blogs.bu.edu/professorvoices/2011/09/07/campaign-2012-the-rick-perry-surge/feed/ 0 Perry, Fed, & ‘treason’ http://blogs.bu.edu/professorvoices/2011/08/16/perry-fed-treason/ http://blogs.bu.edu/professorvoices/2011/08/16/perry-fed-treason/#comments Tue, 16 Aug 2011 14:28:40 +0000 Jo Breiner http://blogs.bu.edu/professorvoices/?p=2550 Texas Governor Rick Perry, campaigning in Iowa on Monday, responded to a voter’s question on the Federal Reserve, saying “printing more money…is almost treasonous.” Boston University School of Law professor Cornelius Hurley is director of the Center for Finance, Law & Policy and a former counsel to the Fed Board of Governors. He offers the following comment:

“Governor Perry’s talk of treason and his thinly veiled boast of treating someone ‘ugly’ in Texas is horrifying to the many of us with still vivid memories of November 22, 1963. In the race for less than 48 hours and the governor has already debased presidential politics.”

Contact Hurley at 617-353-5427; ckhurley@bu.edu; Twitter @ckhurley


]]> http://blogs.bu.edu/professorvoices/2011/08/16/perry-fed-treason/feed/ 0 Campaign 2012: Will Rick Perry enter the race? http://blogs.bu.edu/professorvoices/2011/08/11/campaign-2012-will-rick-perry-enter-the-race/ http://blogs.bu.edu/professorvoices/2011/08/11/campaign-2012-will-rick-perry-enter-the-race/#comments Thu, 11 Aug 2011 16:41:27 +0000 Jo Breiner http://blogs.bu.edu/professorvoices/?p=2500 Speculation is strong that Texas Governor Rick Perry will announce on Sunday his intention to run for president in 2012, one day after the Iowa straw poll. Boston University professors John Carroll and Tom Whalen offer their comments on what Perry’s entry brings to the GOP field of presidential candidates.

Contact Carroll at 617-353-3493; carroll7@bu.edu; Twitter: @johncarroll_bu

Contact Whalen at 978-888-3131; tjw64@comcast.net


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