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John Heilemann on Last Word: Rick Perry’s Conduct Is ‘Nuts’

New York’s John Heilemann spoke to Lawrence O’Donnell on Wednesday night about Rick Perry’s recent description of Mitt Romney as a “fat cat,” a term not traditionally included in the Republican lexicon. (They prefer “highly successful people.”) As Heilemann put it, that — along with his apparent devotion to the Birtherism revival — are just the latest indications the Perry campaign is a little off-the-wall: “It’s kind of a nuts way to conduct yourself as a candidate,” he said. And it only serves to underscore why Mitt Romney is the “class of this field,” having managed to at least “avoid chasing the shiny objects” that have distracted his competitors.

John Heilemann on Last Word: Rick Perry’s Conduct Is ‘Nuts’