Newly announced Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry has something going for him that he lacked in his failed bid for the GOP nomination four years ago: Jeb Bush.

Perry, as in 2012, brings to the race an impressive economic record as governor of Texas, rousing rhetoric, and a natural touch in working a room. But, aside from his well documented problems in debates, one of the issues he’s confronted by is that he’s a lot like George W. Bush.