....he is dumber than Bachmann.

Oct. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Rick Perry, whose performance in a series of
Republican presidential debates has corresponded with a steep decline in
his support in polls, plans to limit participation in future face-offs
ahead of early state nominating contests.

The concession by the Texas governor, confirmed by an aide in an e-mail
to Bloomberg News today, could benefit former Massachusetts Governor
Mitt Romney, who has taken a lead over his rivals for the Republican
nomination in the states slated to hold the first four caucuses and
primaries in January.

"I think reality has hit him in the face," said Victoria M. DeFrancesco
Soto, a visiting scholar in the Department of Government at the
University of Texas in Austin. "I think he has realized his strengths
and weaknesses. He made the political calculation that more debates are
only going to hurt him."

Perry's absence from debate stages could spur criticism that he is being
timid about confronting his rivals. In Texas, Perry had a history of
avoiding some debates with his gubernatorial competitors, DeFrancesco
Soto said.



Read mo
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...#ixzz1c0hXVAjT