in rick perry s side. is ron paul perry s secret weapon if he holding 10%. paul might be what people hope bachmann and perhaps palin were going to be. it s tough for romney to beat perry in a head to head matchup, because romney is never going to out fling perry on the right. romney needs help from someone else. lower the winning number. right to get a plurality win. somebody can do that. it might be ron paul now. who knows? it s time for us to get some sleep. good luck. travel safe. is perry too polarizing to make it past the debate. did the debate help anyone? republican party chairman weighs in on the debate and who really can get ahead. first a look at the president s schedule. we told you what he s doing, a certain speech that starts at 7:00.