“He doesn’t need a 9-9-9 plan,” she said. “He doesn’t need a 59-point plan. He has one plan and he knows how to do it because he’s done it in Texas.”

An audience member expressed her disappointment that Cain’s 9-9-9 plan has received all the attention lately while Perry’s accomplishments have not been as well analyzed on the national scene.

“Mr. Cain’s been in this race longer than we have. Mr. Romney’s been running for six years,” Anita Perry said. “It’s taken us a little time. I’m not going to make an excuse but I will give you the facts. Eight weeks, and we’re behind the power a little bit, the power curve a little bit . That’s why I’m here and he’s somewhere else today. We’re trying to get our message out and the misconceptions that have been thrown at him, that perhaps he hasn’t answered as well as I would’ve liked for him to have.