In 2016, Rick Perry’s Ideas Are The New Black

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The Federalist: In 2016, Rick Perry’s Ideas Are The New Black

Whether Rick Perry runs for president or not, his ideas will be scattered throughout the 2016 field.

 

FEBRUARY 20, 2015 By Ben Domenech

We’ve given a lot of attention in The Transom to the GOP frontrunner, Jeb Bush, and to the governors and senators who are most likely to seek the 2016 nomination – but it’s possible I’ve given short shrift to one dark horse candidate who is engaging in a very purposeful process ramping up to a run: Texas Governor Rick Perry, so overestimated in 2012 but perhaps underestimated in 2016. He’s been gathering think tankers and others in Austin, hiring key figures, and seems intent on doing the due diligence he didn’t last time around. But whether Perry ultimately jumps in or not, his agenda is going to have a place on the stage in 2016 – because so much of it has been adopted by others in the race.