Rick Perry’s Texas side was on full display at Tuesday night’s Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas. Every time he could throw in a hand gesture or an aw, shucks, he did it. It had an effect — Perry seemed more comfortable on the debate stage in Vegas than he has in the campaign so far, and more than a few pundits said he came away stronger than he went in.
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