The author of your article writes, “It was easy for me to vote for Perry since the alternative(s) were either uber-RINOs in the primaries or liberal Democrats in the general elections.” This is wrong — certainly in the case of Debra Medina, at least.Debra Medina is a flaming Paulbot, not a consevative.
She didn't waste any time going on the Alex Jones show and start spewing Truther stuff.
After that, she was (justifiably) toast.