ORLANDO -- The head of an influential Tea Party group that has been outspoken against Mitt Romney signaled Friday that their opposition to the former Massachusetts governor is softening as Rick Perry falters. "Romney has an opportunity to rehabilitate himself," Matt Kibbe, chairman and CEO of FreedomWorks, told The Huffington Post in an interview.
Perry, the Texas governor, who entered the race about six weeks ago, has stumbled after a meteoric start, Kibbe said.
"It looks to me like Rick Perry has been buttoned down by political handlers. He was being very cautious last night. It was as if someone told him he wasn't allowed to say what he wanted to say, so he sort of fumbled a couple things," Kibbe said.
Kibbe said Perry should be more authentic, but that if he does not change course, "he's got a problem."
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