Reagan was a Democrat.
John Connally was a Democrat.
Phil Gramm was a Democrat.
Still-Congressman Ralph Hall also from Texas was a Democrat.
Zell Miller is still a Democrat who supports Republicans now.
Ed Koch is a Democrat who supported the Republican who won Weiner’s district in NY.
You’re wrong in that a lot of people do know about this and have learned the truth behind it, that where Perry came from there weren’t enough Republicans to even hold a primary, so if you ran from there you were a Democrat or nothing.
People have learned that this was what it used to be like all over TX back in the day.
Because their brains are still set on the “learn” position, a lot of people know and long ago put that one to bed.
The difference being a so called Blue Dog Democrat is a conservative Democrat.
Ronald Reagan was never a flaming Lib.
While a RINO is a Liberal, sometimes a flaming lib, claiming to be a Republican.
They vote with the libs on key issues and therefore can not be counted on when it really matters.
BTW I would vote for a solid Blue Dog Democrat over a RINO.