Rick Perry Surrogate At P5: We’re Not Electing A Debater In Chief

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Michael Williams, a former member of the powerful Texas Railroad Commission, introduced a recorded video message on Rick Perry’s behalf at the P5 straw poll. He told the crowd not to pay any attention to Perry’s lackluster debate performance, which anecdotal evidence suggests turned off a lot of delegates.

“We’re not electing a debater-in-chief,” he said. “We’re electing a commander in chief.”

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