Reagan last voted for a democrat president in 1948, in 1952, 1956, and 1960, Reagan campaigned for the Republicans while being fully conservative, and using the slogan of “A Democrat for (X)” he formally registered rep in 1962 and then made history, conservative history that left Perry unimpressed and turned him into a democrat.
The problem with this is that Perry chose in 1984, in the middle of the Reagan Revolution, when Reagan was winning Texas with 64% of the vote, to become a Democrat politician and run for office.
If that isn’t enough, in Reagan’s last year, when Reagan’s Texan veep was running for the Presidency against Al Gore, Perry clamored for the position of Al Gore’s campaign leader, and fought to get a man with a 9 ACU rating into Reagan’s seat as President.
ah ah ah - thanks for your well researched comments. I had forgotten who ran the Al Gore in TX campaign, but hiding his past or his present was so effective for Rick - until he got on stage, then his skills got a real close look and most people declared...”Who is this guy?”