Texas Governor Rick Perry for President?
2 Matrices Suggest His Success, but There Are Problems (9/15/11)
On the matrix below PRESIDENT appears at skip +1 in a 68-letter matrix with Texas Governor RICK PERRY against odds of about 66 to 1. He announced his candidacy on August 13, 2011. His was the second best match seen so far, although nowhere near the quality of the match between Mitt Romney and President. However, he also has another excellent match with President at skip 1 when we search for the axis term GOVERNOR R. PERRY as shown on the second matrix below. Odds against two matrices this good are about 3,696 to 1. He does not have Governor Romney's health insurance baggage. As such, he shot ahead in the polls as soon as he announced his run for President. However, he was damaged in the debate held in Tampa, Florida on September 13, 2011. The biggest problems for many voters will be the fact that he is unwilling to build a fence on the border between the U.S. and Mexico, and his belief that illegal aliens should get discounts on college tuition in Texas. Somebody has to pay for the latter policy, and it's got to be American students forced to pay higher tuition to cover the bills of their illegal classmates.
The first matrix shown on this page only used a 6-letter axis term (RICK PERRY). Normally I prefer an 8-letter axis term when I can get it. On the second matrix, I found GOVERNOR R. PERRY (8 letters) at its second lowest skip. In 40 letters with it is PRESIDENT in the open text. Odds against a match this good were about 56 to 1. The photo shown is of the Governor at NASA Headquarters in Houston. Unlike President Obama, it seems likely that Governor Perry appreciates the importance of funding a U.S. manned space program.
