Mitt Romney and Rick Perry don't like each other. This fact was on clear display during the last GOP Presidential Debate. Despite Herman Cain's rising numbers, Romney feels Perry is his only real competition for the Republican Nomination, and Perry has his eye firmly fixed on taking Romney down.
I enjoy a good political battle, but it appears as though the Perry/Romney fight has gotten personal. The moment Mitt Romney reached out and touched Perry's shoulder, as if to say "Calm Down" was a moment that deftly explained the dynamics in play between the two. Romney has tired to maintain his "inevitability" as the Republican nominee by remaining above the fray. He has been excellent as far as not engaging his competition on the more extreme positions they have staked out.
However, Romney does have a problem - he needs the supporters of those 'extreme views' to line up behind him in a General Election, but also during the primaries. This Primary Season appears to not favor a 'Romney Renaissance' or anything resembling it. The other candidates do not like him, and they aren't afraid to show it.
Ed Hornic and CNN wrote a piece about the Romney/Perry dust up, and how it has gone beyond the philosophical differences they had. It's personal.
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