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"Many of Texas Gov. Rick Perry's favorite themes could have come straight from the tea party handbook: limited government, resistance to federal intrusion, contempt for big spending and "Obama care."
As he moves closer to a run for the presidency, he packs a message that seems well attuned to the conservative activists who could play an influential role in the selection of the next Republican presidential nominee. Indeed, among tea party supporters, Perry topped the field of announced and unannounced Republican candidates in a McClatchy-Marist poll conducted in mid-June.
But back home in Texas, Perry has drawn criticism from some tea party activists for his stands on immigration, toll roads and other issues.
In Iowa and New Hampshire, which will host key early contests in the 2012 presidential sweepstakes, leaders in the tea party and related movements effectively say the jury is still out on Perry until they take a closer look at his record.
"I don't think there is really a consensus," said Adrian Murray, former president of the 912 Project Fort Worth, a conservative grass-roots group. "You could sit down with someone who absolutely can't wait for him to run, and you talk to others who are absolutely aghast at the prospect."
"Many of Texas Gov. Rick Perry's favorite themes could have come straight from the tea party handbook: limited government, resistance to federal intrusion, contempt for big spending and "Obama care."
As he moves closer to a run for the presidency, he packs a message that seems well attuned to the conservative activists who could play an influential role in the selection of the next Republican presidential nominee. Indeed, among tea party supporters, Perry topped the field of announced and unannounced Republican candidates in a McClatchy-Marist poll conducted in mid-June.
But back home in Texas, Perry has drawn criticism from some tea party activists for his stands on immigration, toll roads and other issues.
In Iowa and New Hampshire, which will host key early contests in the 2012 presidential sweepstakes, leaders in the tea party and related movements effectively say the jury is still out on Perry until they take a closer look at his record.
"I don't think there is really a consensus," said Adrian Murray, former president of the 912 Project Fort Worth, a conservative grass-roots group. "You could sit down with someone who absolutely can't wait for him to run, and you talk to others who are absolutely aghast at the prospect."
