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Theirs was a minority view in the heavily conservative and Republican senate. Reed was welcomed at a lunch at the estate of a conservative and politically active couple, Ortwin and Pat Krueger. Neither is a member of the Christian Coalition yet, but they love politics and professed to like the Coalition's approach. So with an eye toward helping the Coalition raise money, they happily played host to 10 current and potential contributors at their huge, old house, overlooking a pool, a tennis court and 56 rural hectares. George Fellendorf, a semiretired teacher of the deaf who is the state...
Maintaining that momentum will take patience, and, Reed admitted, "some degree of retraining of me." Though he says he dislikes the word control, dominance of the Republican Party remains the movement's ultimate objective. But by grabbing for too much of it too soon, he could squander the incredible gains he has made...
...Reed tries to keep his eye on the long term. "I'm asking myself where do I want this movement located in the political system in the year 2025," he told Time. "If I fall for the temptation of acting as a power broker within a given political party, then 25 or 30 years from now I will be where the labor unions are today...
...this point, Reed has steered the Coalition solely into the arms of the Republicans. It is supposed to be nonpartisan, but it clearly plays favorites. Former Coalition staff members hold key positions in the campaigns of Dole...
Alexander, Gramm and Pat Buchanan. None work for Bill Clinton. Democrats are concerned the Coalition may be eating into their dwindling base. Voters are looking for more morality in their politics, and the Coalition is providing it. "Thanks in great part to people like Ralph Reed, they have become a mainstream constituency," said Democratic consultant Mark McKinnon, who is based in Austin, Texas. "I have been advising my clients that we get ourselves in a lot of trouble by attacking the religious right. Instead of inciting them, we ought to try to co-opt them. We need to show...