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Tommy Elrod
Good article about Perry in the WSJ today. I had no idea that he started out as a Democrat and supported Al Gore in 1988.
Also surprised that Perry and TX lawmakers are pushing through $4 billion in education cuts despite TX having one of the lowest HS graduation rates.
And of course, "Mr. Perry would face questions about whether the country is ready for another Texas Republican after eight years of George W. Bush."
A lot of Democrats swapped parties when they saw the writing on the wall for the future of Texas. That happened throughout the south, really, but especially in Texas, where the state politics are either conservative or more conservative.
Graduation rates in Texas are the way they are because of immigration.