In Concord, New Hampshire, Anita Perry, the wife of Rick Perry went to a retirement homing area where she related with older New Hampshire voters. She spoke mainly about her family, her relationship with her husband, and also the view Rick Perry stands for. She told the audience about Perry’s humble backgrounds growing up and many questions were asked regarding his stand as the Governor of Texas especially on issues, such as immigration, the death penalty, and how these laws should be enforced. Anita stumbled over questions that were in the realm of taxes and the proposals for a flat tax. Governor Perry was away campaigning in Iowa, aimed towards the evangelical voters. Sadly, he is currently holding only ten percent of the vote in Iowa now. Criticisms were directed towards Anita’s poor knowledge of taxes and an audience member, Mr. Schoefflier, commented that the tax plan of Rick Perry is not ideal for New Hampshire. Governor Perry also had an issue about brochures placed in the chapel were Anita spoke. It said to make America a “super power,” once again, which raised the question of military support. Why should soldiers stay in Iraq or be kept abroad? Anita ended the session with pleading voters to select the “right guy,” the “true conservative” within the pack. This article affects the outlook of Rick Perry as a candidate. It shows that his goals to men issues lack in planning and are not strong enough to seem that they will get the job done. The article is definitely of a liberal bias since it focuses on the negatives of how Anita represented her husband. There were unclear views and not enough details to make a positive impact for Perry in New Hampshire.
Concord Monitor
Perry's wife meets retail politics
Havenwood residents pitch sharp questions
"Twenty percent for GE, too?" Sid Schoefflier, a resident of the Havenwood-Heritage Heights retirement community, asked in response the candidate's flat tax proposal.
The first lady paused, looking to a campaign aide in the back of the room before someone in the audience offered up, "General Electric."
"Oh, close those corporate tax loopholes. I'm not sure how it would do that. He doesn't believe in government bailouts," she said slowly before pausing and turning to another section of the audience. "Ladies, no questions?"
Anita Perry's visit yesterday came as her husband continues a 14-day bus tour across Iowa, a swing aimed at socially conservative, evangelical voters whose support is paramount for a strong showing in the Jan. 3 caucus. The governor is polling with 10 percent there, according to the Public Policy Polling center, and hoping for at least a fourth place finish. New Hampshire numbers released by the group yesterday show Perry pulling at 2 percent here.
Schoefflier, a former economics professor who posed yesterday's question on taxes, surmised that the flat tax proposal might be contributing to the candidate's weak Granite State support.
"There are places in the country where that would be very popular," he said after Anita Perry left for her next event in Manchester. "But I can't imagine that happening in New Hampshire. . . . The idea of a flat tax, meaning that millionaires pay the same tax as poor people as a percentage, is probably not popular anywhere. So I'm surprised that she emphasized that. I hope for Perry's sake that their market research is better than mine."
Paul Young, a local campaign spokesman, said he expects the candidate to be campaigning heavily in Iowa before the caucus there, and then turn his attention to New Hampshire before the state's Jan. 10 primary. Young said businessman Steve Forbes, who worked on Perry's flat tax proposal, will be visiting New Hampshire for the candidate sometime next week.
Yesterday's event, held in the community's chapel, was attended by 15 people who filled about half of the room.
"This document says he wants to restore America to its rightful place as the world's greatest superpower," resident Reid Tauber said, reading from a glossy brochure placed on each chair. "Does that indicate that the troops who are exiting Iraq could expect to go someplace else under his administration?"
"We don't like war. And we're very, very close to members of the military," Anita Perry responded. "He wants there to be a clear mission with an exit strategy. And with the best advice of the people in the military who will tell him and advise him on the best way to do that. No, to go into a war that is not necessary and unfounded, he would not be for that."
In her prepared remarks, Anita Perry focused heavily on her husband's character, detailing his time in the Air Force and his small-town upbringing.
"On either side of the school where he went was a Methodist church and a Baptist church so you could go to either one, and if you got mad at one or the other you could switch and go to the next one the next week," she said. "And really, people did that."
At the end of her speech, the Texas first lady made a direct request for votes, a more forward approach than she used on a previous visit to New Hampshire in November.
"You can reach behind the confines of the beltway and chose a bold, conservative leader that's a true outsider from Washington," she said. "I'm going to ask you for your help. I'm going to ask you for your vote so that you can help Rick get America working again."
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