http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2015/03/26/rick-perry-and-scott-walker-get-more-impressive-with-time/By Jennifer Rubin March 26
Candidates over the course of a campaign, or multiple campaigns, can either stagnate — recycling talking points, never reflecting on or refining their own views — or grow. The liberal media like to define “grow” as becoming more liberal, but we have seen two candidates become much better versions of themselves, able to communicate what they feel and who they are while showing mastery of subject matter.
No one has done this more than former Texas governor Rick Perry. In a brief interview with Mark Halperin, which most accurately captures the Perry I have met and interviewed, we see a more relaxed, engaging person and one certainly evidencing more sophistication about issues.
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