> Bob is now running a very active campaign, AND HAS THE BEST > CHANCE OF ANY LIBERTARIAN CANDIDATE IN THE NATION OF ACTUALLY > WINNING A SEAT IN CONGRESS!!! (Admittedly in a fluke election, > but that still counts.) > > And note, DeLay's District borders Ron Paul's. It's quite > libertarian-oriented, particularly around NASA in Clear Lake > (former Ron Paul territory, now in DeLay's District.)
It's even better than that! Ron Paul served in the U.S. Congress 1979 to 1985. He did not seek re-election in 1984, instead running for U.S. Senate in the Republican primary against Phil Gramm. Tom Delay won Ron Paul's seat in 1984 as a freshman Congressman. After losing the Republican U.S. Senate primary, Ron Paul ran for President as a Libertarian in 1988. He went on to be elected to U.S. Congress as a Republican in another district 1996, serving again in U.S. Congress 1997 - present. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_DeLay (note the line: "Predecessor: Ronald Paul" in the box on the right) My point is Tom Delay's district more than border's Ron Paul's current district and more than received some Ron Paul territory from redistricting... it is also Ron Paul's old district! >From what I hear of Bob Smithers, he is a very solid candidate. Moreover, although we may prefer Michael Badnarik, I encourage you all to recognize that there are more factors in electoral success than just the candidate. I will be supporting both Michael Badnarik and Bob Smithers with donations. Chuck Moulton Vice-Chair, Libertarian National Committee ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
