Austin American-Statesman: Texts paint an unsettling picture of Perry

12.21.2022 / By Austin American-Statesman: Texts paint an unsettling picture of Perry
Austin American-Statesman: Texts paint an unsettling picture of Perry

"People who follow Rick Perry over the course of his career might think he was more moderate in the earlier days, when you look at immigration and the Texas Dream Act," said Anthony Gutierrez, executive director of Common Cause Texas, a nonpartisan group promoting good government and fair elections. "When it comes to elections, though, Rick Perry was always out there, always into conspiracy theories and voter fraud narratives." He noted Perry signed Texas' first voter ID law, a measure so extreme the courts ordered the state to temper it.

Rick Perry has disavowed the text messages at every turn. He repeatedly denied texting then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows in the days and weeks after the 2020 election with audacious ideas to keep a losing president in power.

Even though records show the texts came from a phone number registered to Perry.

Even though at least one of the text messages was actually signed: “Rick Perry.” …

A person of Perry’s political experience should know that. Then again, his drive to win at all costs did not surprise some longtime observers.

“People who follow Rick Perry over the course of his career might think he was more moderate in the earlier days, when you look at immigration and the Texas Dream Act,” said Anthony Gutierrez, executive director of Common Cause Texas, a nonpartisan group promoting good government and fair elections. “When it comes to elections, though, Rick Perry was always out there, always into conspiracy theories and voter fraud narratives.”

He noted Perry signed Texas’ first voter ID law, a measure so extreme the courts ordered the state to temper it. …

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