Evan Smith

Veterans Tout Perry in New Ad

By Evan Smith Dec. 23, 2011

In a new ad airing in Iowa just eleven days before the first-in-the-nation caucuses, decorated veterans praise Rick Perry and promote his presidential candidacy. Full Story

T-Squared: More Than 5 Million Reasons to Give

By Evan Smith Dec. 22, 2011

Our success so far is a by-product of your generosity — so if you love the Trib, if you appreciate and respect what we do every day and why we do it, please consider making a year-end, tax-deductible donation. Full Story

Perry Super PAC Smacks Newt and Mitt

By Evan Smith Dec. 21, 2011

A new ad from Make Us Great Again, the Super PAC supporting Rick Perry's White House run, is pummeling his chief rivals, Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney. Full Story

Perry Claims Main Street Cred in New Ad

By Evan Smith Dec. 20, 2011

In a new ad courting Iowa Republicans just two weeks before the kickoff caucuses, Gov. Rick Perry hits Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney as creatures of K Street and Wall Street, respectively — and touts his own Main Street credibility. Full Story

Perry is Texas Monthly's Bum Steer of the Year

By Evan Smith Dec. 15, 2011

The magazine was reluctant to confer its "lowest honor" on the Texas governor until his now-infamous brain freeze. "In that moment," editor Jake Silverstein writes, "all our resistance melted away." Full Story

Quoting Pundits, Perry Asserts He Has Momentum

By Evan Smith Dec. 13, 2011

In a new web-only video, Rick Perry asserts his struggling candidacy is on the rise — in part because of pundit praise for his most recent debate performance. Full Story

In New Ad, Perry Touts Truth-Telling

By Evan Smith Dec. 13, 2011

In his latest ad, set to air beginning today in Iowa, Rick Perry decries the unwillingness of Washington insiders to tell "politically correct" truths. Full Story