From the article: "The swing state that had voted for Democrats in four of the previous five presidential elections turned into a deep red one that has chosen Republicans for president eight straight times and does not have a single Democrat[ic] statewide elected official."
Senator Phil Gramm was also a democrat who switched to the Republican party and proceeded to win reelection more than once. A lot of Texans were dims long ago.
Has Perry repudiated Gore since?
Yes, there is a video clip posted on many Perry threads that I think is titled "Al Gore has gone to hell".
“Senator Phil Gramm was also a democrat who switched to the Republican party and proceeded to win reelection more than once.”
Yup and Phil Gramm was and is more consevative than most of the current Republicans in the US Senate. A great Senator.