Georgia Gov. seeks input from State Christian Coalition. (People & Events).Georgia's new governor, Sonny Perdue George Ervin "Sonny" Perdue III (born December 20, 1946) is the governor of the U.S. state of Georgia. Upon his inauguration in January 2003, he became the first Republican governor of Georgia since Benjamin Conley at the end of Reconstruction in the 1870s. , is eagerly soliciting input from the state branch of the Christian Coalition Christian Coalition, organization founded to advance the agenda of political and social conservatives, mostly comprised of evangelical Protestant Republicans, and to preserve what it deems traditional American values. as Republicans prepare to take the reins to take the guidance or government; to assume control. See also: Rein of state government for the first time since Reconstruction. Perdue's win was engineered by Ralph Reed Ralph Reed may refer to:
Leadership Governor Sonny Perdue is the titular head of the Georgia Republican Party. . Reed, who runs a political consulting firm near Atlanta, also helped U.S. Rep. Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) oust incumbent Sen. Max Cleland. In early December, Georgia Christian Coalition officials sent an e-mail message to supporters signaling that Perdue Perdue may refer to:
"I received a call from the Governor's transition team last week requesting a meeting with me to discuss and plan how best to implement a pro-family agenda over the course of his administration" wrote Sadie Fields, chair of the Georgia Christian Coalition. "The Governor-elect is very in tune with our values, and wants to work with us on accomplishing our goals." Fields listed several objectives, among them new restrictions on abortion, elimination of the capital gains tax and creation of "Choose Life" license plates. Reed helped catapult Perdue to victory by targeting rural white voters and playing up issues like gun control. The GOP also attacked Democratic Gov. Roy Barnes for removing the Confederate flag symbol from the official state flag. Although the strategy worked in Georgia, it failed in Louisiana a few weeks later. Due to Louisiana's quirky election laws, Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu faced Republican challenger Suzie Terrell in a runoff election Dec. 7. Mimicking the Georgia strategy, Terrell's team targeted conservative rural voters and played up emotional social issues. It didn't work, and Landrieu won by 52 percent to 48 percent. Still, Reed remains optimistic about the GOP's future in the South. In an interview with Investor's Business Daily Investor's Business Daily (IBD) is a national newspaper in the United States, published Monday through Friday, that covers international business, finance, and the global economy. Founded in 1984 by William O'Neil, its headquarters are in Los Angeles, California. Dec. 10, he asserted, "I believe there are some long-term demographic, socioeconomic, cultural and political trends that make the movement of the South into a Republican region inexorable and irreversible." |
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