Ralph Reed's First Try for Office Falters

[Kadie]

Ralph Reed's First Try for Office Falters
By GREG BLUESTEIN, Associated Press Writer
Fri Feb 3, 5:17 PM ET



ATLANTA - For a while, former Christian Coalition leader Ralph Reed looked almost unstoppable in his bid for lieutenant governor of Georgia. Then he got tripped up by the Jack Abramoff scandal.

In recent months, it was reported that Reed's public relations and lobbying businesses received $4.2 million from his longtime friend Abramoff to mobilize Christian voters to fight the opening of casinos that would compete with Abramoff's Indian tribe clients.

Now, Reed's little-known rival for the Republican nomination, fellow conservative Casey Cagle, is outpacing him in fundraising, and a recent poll shows Cagle could be as strong a candidate as Reed against a Democrat.

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On Friday, 21 of Georgia's 34 Republican state senators — all Cagle supporters — signed a letter urging Reed to withdraw from the race, saying his involvement in the Abramoff scandal "threatens to impact the entire Republican ticket."

Reed responded in a letter that he had no plans to quit: "Elections are won at the grassroots by the candidate with the strongest record and best ideas. That is why I am confident of victory."

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060203/ap_on_el_gu/ralph_reed_1

[saltpoint]

1. I'm not for any GOP candidate to win that job, but on a strictly personal

level, I hope Ralph Reed is defeated for the nomination in Georgia.

Barring that, I hope he gets the nomination but subsequently drowns in a huge vat of manure and is never heard from again.

[Lochloosa]

7. This one is pesonal.....so I know where your coming from .

[saltpoint]

10. Hi, Lochloosa. I hear you loud & clear. Keep the fires ablaze!

and all good wishes.

[Lochloosa]

13. This is the size of the fire for that SOB. No one deserves it more

[saltpoint]

14. LOL!! Terrific! I'll be down shortly to help gather more wood! / nt

[Lochloosa]

16. Come on down. This was a party I go to ever year.

About 300 friends. The more the merry. Want an invite?

[GreenPartyVoter]

18. I can sign on to that

[LibertyorDeath]

20. LOL

:) "drowns in a huge vat of manure and is never heard from again."

Hey that's my fantasy !

[Viva_La_Revolution]

2. awww. too bad

:rofl:

[Straight Shooter]

3. "That is why I am confident of victory." Ah. One of the 7 deadly sins.

Pride goeth, Ralph, before your mighty fall.

[marmar]

4. My heart cries out....

:cry: IN LAUGHTER :rofl: May all your ventures be as successful you fascist bastard! :nopity:

[paineinthearse]

5. 2 days short of one year from when DU first learned of this

For the "alpha" part of this story, see....

Ralph Reed to run for Lt. Governor
Topic started by paineinthearse on Feb-05-05 12:54 PM (6 replies)
Last modified by Georgia_Dem on May-18-05 04:38 PM

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=146&topic_id=1732

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http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x3060984

Predicted this exactly one year ago!

[eggman67]

6. This is one where

you re-register just to vote for the other guy.

[JohnnyCougar]

8. LOL...I hope he wins!

Didn't you hear that? If he wins, he will hurt the entire Republican ticket! Go Ralph! Don't quit! Keep up your asinine crusade.

[Pithy Cherub]

9. Reed stay in! Free Media: Abramoff, republican culture of corruption,

gambling, casinos, scandal every single time the tainted Reed speaks or is seen. :popcorn:

[SoCalDem]

11. If they use the same machines they've used since '02,

he'll probably manage a last minute rally and a come-from-behind win..Who's to say he didn;t win if the "machines" say he did?

[Vinnie From Indy]

12. If he can remain unindicted, Reed in a landslide!

As Stalin said, "it only matters who counts the votes." BushCo has the "magic key" for the Diebold/ES&S chest of goodies and in the end they, and they alone, will decide what happens in GA. Just ask Max Cleland.

[tanyev]

15. That's the spirit, Ralphie!

Reed responded in a letter that he had no plans to quit: "Elections are won at the grassroots by the candidate with the strongest record and best ideas. That is why I am confident of victory."

Now you go paint your face and get out there and do some traveling by night. After all, "You don't know it's over until you're in a body bag." Go get 'em, tiger!

:rofl:

[CatWoman]

17. LOLOLOL

OH, HAPPY DAY!!!!!

:rofl:

[yurbud]

19. Now he can go back to being Dave Foley's stunt double (PIC)

See if you can guess which is which:

[CatWoman]

21. Ralph Reed's ultimate goal was the US presidency

http://www.stopralphreed.com/

http://www.therealralphreedblog.com/