Rick Perry's Border Ad Foreshadows Brutal GOP Primary In 2016
By SAHIL KAPUR Published AUGUST 15, 2014, 6:00 AM EDT
Remember when Republicans wanted to woo Latino voters? It seems like an eternity ago.
Far from taking party elders' advice last year to warm up to comprehensive immigration reform, Republican presidential hopefuls are moving in the opposite direction, already competing over who would be more aggressive at cracking down on illegal immigration.
A dramatic new ad by Rick Perry foreshadows the ugly fight ahead. It suggests that gang members and terrorists are setting up shop in the United States due to weak border enforcement. The Texas governor, widely seen as a 2016 candidate, torches President Barack Obama for ignoring his warnings about the influx of migrant children and exhibiting a "failure of leadership."
"They either are inept or don't care," Perry says of the Obama administration.
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A girl can hope!
At any rate, today's news isn't good for Perry's aspirations. It's a real shame he wasted money on that ad! 