Ron Paul's district

[Lisle16]

So, Ron Paul was succeeded in his district by Tom DeLay in 1984, and when he was reelected in 1996 his district bordered DeLay's.

DeLay, the neocon authoritarian Bush/Cheney policy "hammer", was right next to Dr. Paul? Am I missing something here?

These two politicians are very different, yet they occupied conservative Republican districts next door to each other .

 

[specsaregood]

So, Ron Paul was succeeded in his district by Tom DeLay in 1984, and when he was reelected in 1996 his district bordered DeLay's.

DeLay, the neocon authoritarian Bush/Cheney policy "hammer", was right next to Dr. Paul? Am I missing something here?

These two politicians are very different, yet they occupied conservative Republican districts next door to each other .

Well, the fact that he delivered half of all the babies in his county for some 20 years hasn't hurt him none. The part you leave about his relection is that the GOP establishment threw everything at him to prevent it from happening.

 

[constituent]

You're giving "the district" as a whole too much credit.

1) The district today covers too broad a swath of land to be
a legitimate representation of the different populations contained within
its bounds.

2) Though there is a strong little-l libertarian base in that area of the Coastal Bend (well, Texas in general),
Ron Paul has largely benefitted from apple pie, pavlovian flag-dog, blue-blooded, straight-ticket
Republican voting Americans. No different than Tom Delay.