Comments on: Ralph Reed, And The Downfall of The Religious “Right” http://donklephant.com/2006/07/20/ralph-reed-and-the-downfall-of-the-religious-right/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:08:28 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Dyre42 http://donklephant.com/2006/07/20/ralph-reed-and-the-downfall-of-the-religious-right/comment-page-1/#comment-53499 Dyre42 Sat, 22 Jul 2006 04:03:51 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2006/07/20/ralph-reed-and-the-downfall-of-the-religious-right/#comment-53499 I do know that several groups that advocate publicly financed campaigns sank a decent sum of money into anti-Reed advertising that played up his connection to Abramoff including Public Campaign which I occassionally donate to. I do know that several groups that advocate publicly financed campaigns sank a decent sum of money into anti-Reed advertising that played up his connection to Abramoff including Public Campaign which I occassionally donate to.

]]> By: Nick Gatz http://donklephant.com/2006/07/20/ralph-reed-and-the-downfall-of-the-religious-right/comment-page-1/#comment-53494 Nick Gatz Sat, 22 Jul 2006 03:18:24 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2006/07/20/ralph-reed-and-the-downfall-of-the-religious-right/#comment-53494 I usually despair over the bias and ignorance of the Georgia electorate but this Reed rejection is an unexpected pick-me-up. I usually despair over the bias and ignorance of the Georgia electorate but this Reed rejection is an unexpected pick-me-up.

]]> By: jill http://donklephant.com/2006/07/20/ralph-reed-and-the-downfall-of-the-religious-right/comment-page-1/#comment-52935 jill Fri, 21 Jul 2006 02:31:14 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2006/07/20/ralph-reed-and-the-downfall-of-the-religious-right/#comment-52935 I am a voter in Cobb County Georgia and I completely disagree with "BrianOfAtlanta". It was TOTALLY about Reed's Abramoff connections and the sick taste left in the mouth of many many disillusioned republican voters. That, along with cross-over dems with a venom towards his hypocritical oh-so-righteous demeanor... he was ripe for it and got what was coming. I am a voter in Cobb County Georgia and I completely disagree with “BrianOfAtlanta”. It was TOTALLY about Reed’s Abramoff connections and the sick taste left in the mouth of many many disillusioned republican voters. That, along with cross-over dems with a venom towards his hypocritical oh-so-righteous demeanor… he was ripe for it and got what was coming.

]]> By: Dyre42 http://donklephant.com/2006/07/20/ralph-reed-and-the-downfall-of-the-religious-right/comment-page-1/#comment-52760 Dyre42 Thu, 20 Jul 2006 20:03:29 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2006/07/20/ralph-reed-and-the-downfall-of-the-religious-right/#comment-52760 According to The National Review Online's blog The Corner Reed's supporters are blaming the loss on John McCain: "The Reed camp blames John McCain for playing payback for his 2000 primary defeat with a campaign of leaks, and the press, of course, was happy to pile on. " According to The National Review Online’s blog The Corner Reed’s supporters are blaming the loss on John McCain:

“The Reed camp blames John McCain for playing payback for his 2000 primary defeat with a campaign of leaks, and the press, of course, was happy to pile on. “

]]> By: BrianOfAtlanta http://donklephant.com/2006/07/20/ralph-reed-and-the-downfall-of-the-religious-right/comment-page-1/#comment-52633 BrianOfAtlanta Thu, 20 Jul 2006 15:10:53 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2006/07/20/ralph-reed-and-the-downfall-of-the-religious-right/#comment-52633 Time hasn't a clue. Reed lost because he was a national political operative, and folks down here wanted someone who had Georgia's interests at heart, not some national agenda. Boy-next-door squeaky clean image? Maybe by NY/DC standards, but down here he had "slick, big city political operative" written all over him. Nobody from next door looks that clean and pressed down here in the heat and humidity. Abramoff wasn't much of a factor at all. I can't remember any mention of Abramoff outside of political ads. We just wanted our representative to represent us and not somebody else. Yeah, I know, radical stuff, at least by Time magazine standards. Time hasn’t a clue. Reed lost because he was a national political operative, and folks down here wanted someone who had Georgia’s interests at heart, not some national agenda. Boy-next-door squeaky clean image? Maybe by NY/DC standards, but down here he had “slick, big city political operative” written all over him. Nobody from next door looks that clean and pressed down here in the heat and humidity. Abramoff wasn’t much of a factor at all. I can’t remember any mention of Abramoff outside of political ads. We just wanted our representative to represent us and not somebody else. Yeah, I know, radical stuff, at least by Time magazine standards.

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