The focus heading into Wednesday’s debate was MItt Romney vs. Rick Perry and it’s the overriding story emerging from the event as well. Things got ugly early and often as the two governors exchanged words over jobs, entitlements, and health care.The dynamic was set from Perry’s very first question, where he touted Texas’ recent job growth, which has outpaced the national rate. Nothing surprising there, but he ended with a pointed and unprompted attack on Romney, saying that “we created more jobs in the last three months in Texas” than in Romney’s entire time as governor of Massachusetts.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=107483