"Governor Perry Stepping Down"

I completely agree that it is a good thing that Governor Perry has decided to not run for another term, but do you think that Texas is ready for a highly liberal leader? I know that Greg Abbott has decided to run, and as you stated, he is very similar to Perry, but if he did not run, do you think Texans would approve of a liberal leader. Texans have expressed concern for the overly conservative views of leaders such as Perry due to things such as increased deficit spending to create jobs, but is it too soon to move to a liberal leader? Texas is still a highly republican state and while we may be moving toward more moderate views, I personally do not think that Texas is ready for a leader who is that much more liberal than Rick Perry (which is probably the furthest thing from liberal as possible).