WASHINGTON — Rick Perry sought on Sunday to reassure GOP primary voters concerned about his wobbly presidential-debate performances, saying he would draw sharp distinctions with the Democratic incumbent in televised showdowns next year.
“I’m not worried a bit that I’ll be able to stand on the stage with Barack Obama and draw a very bright line,” Perry said on “Fox News Sunday.”
The Texas governor also defended his voluntary flat-tax proposal and the notion that it could bring in trillions of dollars less in revenue than the current tax code.
On Iraq and Afghanistan, Perry accused Obama of pursuing an “aimless foreign policy” by making big decisions without adequately considering the advice of his commanders. He said the president has endangered Americans on the ground by announcing that U.S. troops would leave Iraq by year’s end.
