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Article: Many religious conservatives feel taken for granted by GOP.(Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)
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- Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
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- August 13, 1996
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SAN DIEGO _ After religious conservatives gave Bob Dole decisive wins in Republican primaries earlier this year in the South, the executive director of the Christian Coalition was almost giddy.
They had finally gotten ``inside the castle'' of the Republican Party, instead of just throwing rocks from the outside, said Ralph Reed Jr.
Judging from the GOP convention, they have not gotten much further than the basement.
Although religious conservatives wrote tough party platform stands on abortion, affirmative action and immigration, they are feeling dismissed and disrespected by party leaders determined this week to showcase moderates and submerge ...