[Retired Greyhound]

As President Reagan said..

I am curious as to when he became a Reagan supporter. He opposed him all thru the 80's. I would like to know more about when he saw the light.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Even as Democrat, Perry voted twice for Reagan, aide says Gov. Rick Perry was a Democrat until the late 1980s, but he voted for Ronald Reagan in the 1980 and 1984 presidential elections, a top aide said today.

Perry spokesman Ray Sullivan told MSNBC’s Chuck Todd that Perry voted for Reagan in each of those elections, even when Perry himself was on the ballot as a Democratic candidate for state representative in 1984.

Perry has come under fire from U.S. Rep. Ron Paul — his fellow GOP presidential candidate — for supporting Democrat Al Gore for president in 1988. Texas was a much more Democratic state back then, and Perry has said he viewed Gore at the time as a conservative Democrat.

Last month in South Carolina, an unidentified voter in South Carolina who confronted Perry over his Democratic past told CNN that Perry acknowledged supporting Democratic President Jimmy Carter in 1980. The network does not appear to have witnessed that conversation.

Perry has acknowledged supporting Carter in 1976, with the hope that he would be good for farmers. [end]

[John334]

CBS likes him. Great. A modern day open borders LBJ. Perry has been a Democrat most of his life and supported Gore. Perry actually makes Romney look good.

Santorum is so much better.

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

Did Perry ever actually vote for Reagan since he was DemocRat party hack in the 1980s?