You're the only human being I know who has said he would vote for Strayhorn. Her problem is that she is annoying. Her shrill voice DOES remind Texas Republicans of Ann Richards. She's now holding fundraisers with Ben Barnes, who was involved in the Rathergate fiasco last year, and is one of the most corrupt Democrat politicians to ever hold office in this state.
All Perry has to do is show her with a guy who tried to do W. in in 2004, and the other Democrats she's enlisting in her campaign, and she'll be toast on primary day.
Did you know that Mr. McClellan, Strayhorn's first husband, wrote a book (I have not seen it.) that claims that LBJ engineered the assassination of JFK?
You do better in this than in arguing theology, but you're still off base in your defense of Perry.