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Article: Republican voters reject Ralph Reed in Georgia primary.
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- Church & State
- Article date:
- September 1, 2006
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Former Christian Coalition (CC) leader Ralph Reed failed in his bid to become lieutenant governor of Georgia in a primary election July 18.
Reed, 45, was defeated by Casey Cagle, a state senator, 56 percent to 44 percent.
Reed's loss was a stunning tall from grace for the former hardball political operator and telegenic whiz kid who led TV preacher Pat Robertson's CC from 1989-97. During his tenure, Reed built the organization into the nation's most prominent Religious Right group. At its peak, the group had a membership of 400,000 with a budget of $25 million per year.
Reed left the Coalition to start a political consulting group near Atlanta ...