The Texas Tribune’s Jay Root has new details on a meeting last weekend between Rick Perry and potential evangelical supporters, featuring some direct questioning on Perry’s personal life:
At a gathering of uncommitted social and evangelical conservatives at the Hill Country spread of mega-donor James Leininger, Perry spent several hours patiently answering queries on a range of issues, from his stand on immigration reform to the depth of his commitment to oppose abortion, people who were in attendance told The Texas Tribune.
During one exchange, Perry was asked — politely but directly — to assure the group that nothing embarrassing in his personal life would emerge during the 2012 presidential campaign. …
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“I can assure you that there is nothing in my life that will embarrass you if you decide to support me for president,” Perry said. … Anita Perry also faced questions, the source said. One questioner wanted to know if the first lady shared her husband’s conservative views on gay marriage and abortion. She assured the participants that she did.
Of course, a presidential candidate who has something bad lurking in his past wouldn’t just come out and say it as soon as someone inquires. It’s notable, though, that Perry was asked to begin with. There is a sense of anxiety among some conservative Republicans about this candidate who jumped in late, who hasn’t been fully vetted and who seems almost too good to be true in a GOP primary. The reassurance Perry gave is one that Republicans outside the Leininger manse will also want to hear.
That Rick and Anita Perry are on the same page on social issues does distinguish them from another Texas couple that made its way to the White House.
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