RICK PERRY IS UP...RAND PAUL IS DOWN, AND FALLING, IN IOWA. “Perry really helped himself,” said Steve Deace, a popular Des Moines-based conservative radio host. “Now I think people can see there is an alpha male there they didnt see the last time. He was very good and extremely likable.” Perry delivered the line that, by most estimates, got the loudest applause of the weekend, when he scolded Obama about the border. “The message to the president of the United States is clear,” Perry said. “If you will not secure the border of our country, then the State of Texas will.” MEANWHILE: Paul skipped the Family Leader event, but a multi-day trip earlier in the week drew negative headlines, and activists say they were left with more questions than answers about his views on a number of issues. He spent much of his week trying to explain his view on Israeli foreign aid, at first claiming he’d never supported cutting it — which he has, repeatedly — before walking back those remarks. He also faced some tough questions about his views of gay marriage and delivered some late-night TV fodder, when he rapidly exited a lunch, still chewing, when a “Dreamer” immigration activist confronted Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa). Read more: thehill/blogs/ballot-box/214918-rick-perrys-iowa-comeback#ixzz3ADFZFLCq Follow us: @thehill on Twitter | TheHill on Facebook thehill/blogs/ballot-box/214918-rick-perrys-iowa-comeback
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