His new ad attacks the new law allowing gays to serve openly in the military and it's a sign, among other things, of his liberation from being a national candidate: This isn't a popular national stance, but there's a slice of the Iowa electorate, still up for grabs, that has traditionally been organized and driven by socially conservative church leaders.
This is Perry making his bid for that Huckabee vote.
Ben Smith @ Politco
Found via Political Wire.
Going out with a whiny little whimper, Rick. If someone is voting based on anti-gay views, they have already painted their entire house to resemble a Santorum bumper sticker - or maybe a Bachmann flyer.