Reed aims to rejuvenate Christian conservatives
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AJC-One of the most controversial and successful figures of late 20th century politics wants to expand his brand to the 21st.
Ralph Reed believes conservative voters of faith need a Christian Coalition 2.0.
And the man once dubbed the “right hand of God” by Time magazine is returning to the arena where he had his greatest success to try and make it so.
“This is not going to be your daddy’s Christian Coalition,” Reed said in an interview to describe his new venture, the Faith and Freedom Coalition. “It has to be younger, hipper, less strident, more inclusive and it has to harness the 21st century that will enable us to win in the future.”
If so, perhaps this really will be a new start. After all, when Reed ran the original Christian Coalition from 1989 to 1997, he famously warned enemies they wouldn’t know what hit them “until you’re in a body bag.”
But, it’s been a decade since Reed left that stage, and he has suffered embarrassments and defeats the past few years.
Not me. Reed is an establishment Neo-Con. I want no part of him! My memory still works.
The last thing needed in a revival of conservatism is Ralph Reed re-emerging in a power position.
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