Christian, but no longer a powerful Coalition.

From: The Washington Times (Washington, DC) | Date: March 14, 2001| Author: | Copyright information

The Christian Coalition - rocked by financial debt, lawsuits and the loss of experienced political leaders - has become but a pale imitation of its once powerful self.

That's the verdict of Republican strategists and former coalition officers.

One of the group's most effective leaders, Ralph Reed, resigned as executive director in 1997, followed by a "mass exodus" of leadership in 1999. The coalition entered last year's campaign $2 million in debt.

The 12-year-old coalition, which helped organize Christian conservatives as a political force to be reckoned with, ...

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