[GunRunner]

People who are making a big deal of this don't really realize that Texas was a Democrat only state since Reconstruction and only really started to turn Republican in the late 80s and 90s.

I don't have any problem with him being a conservative Democrat 25 years ago. Those of you who would like to make hay of this will stomp and scream but eventually you'll come to your senses and vote for him in November 2012.

[hellbender]

Texas was a Democrat-only state...and only really started to turn Republican in the late 80s and 90s.

Nonsense. Republican John Tower was elected Senator from Texas in 1961, when Perry was 11 years old. Republican Bill Clements was elected Gov of Texas in 1979, 10 years before Perry changed parties.

[Cuttnhorse]

There is no doubt FReepers will support Perry or whomever the Republican candidate is in November 2012...it could be Elmer Fudd and I would vote for him.

That’s not the issue...the issue to me is that Perry is not the second coming of Ronald Reagan and appears to me to be Bush III, which does not make me happy at all. Frankly I’m a little tired of Texans for president...in spite of all their conservative bonafides they so far have not lived up to their billing.