Then he targeted Romney, his chief rival in the nomination fight, with this: “There’s going to be some that get up and say, ‘Well, I created jobs.’ And that’s true. One in particular that’s created jobs all over the world. But while he was the governor of Massachusetts he didn’t create very many.” Some in the audience laughed at the line…

Perry tried to set himself apart from Romney, who comes from a wealthy family, by striking a more populist chord.

“We weren’t rich in material things,” Perry said of his early years, “but we were rich in faith and family, and that’s my foundation.”