Why The Republican Party is Bad for America - #13

Ralph Reed, who as the first executive director of the Christian Coalition in the 1990s became the boyish face of a generation of Christian activists, ran for the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor of Georgia in 2006. He lost the primary, however, largely as a result of being identified with casino gambling interests because of a $4 million contract he had with notorious lobbyist Jack Abramoff to represent Indian casino clients.