WI: Ricky Perry Remains a Democrat?

In OTL Rick Perry switched parties to run for the Texas Land Commissioner spot in 1990. This was only one of two statewide offices that flipped to Republicans in Texas in an otherwise Democratic wave, the other being Kay Bailey Hutchinson getting Ann Richards former spot as Texas State Treasurer when she became governor.

What if Perry decided to run for Ann’s spot as Treasurer and remained a Democrat, running against and beating Hutchinson?

https://www.texastribune.org/2011/07/14/rick-perry-democrat-years/
 
He’ll probably be a pariah in his party. If the infamous ad he made in 2012 is any indication, he’s not going to stay Democrat forever. He’ll probably be Republican at a later date.
 
He’ll probably be a pariah in his party. If the infamous ad he made in 2012 is any indication, he’s not going to stay Democrat forever. He’ll probably be Republican at a later date.

I mean it depends. Bullock was re-elected when Bush was elected. Theoretically Perry could be re-elected as Treasurer and then run to replace Bullock as in OTL and win as a Lt Governor and then take over as Governor when Bush is elected President
 
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