I generally get the impression that RINO has become the generic term for “anyone but my favorite candidate”.
Nobody ever really tries to back up the claim.
The way people are around here, I could imagine them calling Reagan a RINO.
You have hit the bullseye, sir.
i don’t see it that way at all. It’s more a description of a candidate who votes mainly with the other side seen or unseen. Perry has demonstrated on more than one occasion his agenda is not conservative. He has a good bluff to at the very least. All ranting and raving; but never quite delivering.