Anita and Rick Perry (Sue Ogrocki/AP)

Rick Perry believes he’s being attacked because he’s a Christian

Senior Political Reporter

By Holly Bailey | The Ticket – Fri, Oct 14, 2011

Is Rick Perry being targeted in the Republican presidential campaign because of his Christian faith?

That's what the Texas governor's wife suggested at a campaign stop in South Carolina Thursday—a sentiment that was subsequently backed up by Perry himself in an interview Friday with ABC's Good Morning America.

In a speech at North Greenville University, Anita Perry became emotional discussing her husband's rough few weeks on the campaign trail, implying he's come under attack because of his faith.

"It's been a rough month. We have been brutalized and beaten up and chewed up in the press to where I need this today," she said, per NBC's Ali Weinberg. "We are being brutalized by our opponents and our own party. So much of that is, I think they look at him, because of his faith. He is the only true conservative — well, there are some true conservatives. And they're there for good reasons. And they may feel like God called them too. But I truly feel like we are here for that purpose."

Asked about his wife's comments by ABC's George Stephanopoulos, Perry said he agreed with her.

"I'll stand by my wife. I think she's right on both cases. My understanding is that she said I'm the most conservative candidate in the race and 'he's a Christian.' So I haven't got anything I can add to that and she's hit me on my mark both times there," the governor said.

You can watch the interview:

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