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Ralph Reed’s army plans $62 million spending spree to boost evangelical turnout

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  1. flgator2

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    Ralph Reed’s army plans $62 million spending spree to boost evangelical turnout - POLITICO

    Faith & Freedom, a conservative-leaning organization, intends to spend $62 million registering and turning out evangelical voters, texting and calling supporters, and door-knocking — $10 million more than it spent four years ago. The group is expected to, among other things, hand out 30 million pieces of literature in 125,000 churches — many of them in battleground states.

    “In terms of home visits and voters reached at the door, to my knowledge it’s the largest effort on the right outside of the Republican National Committee ever,” Ralph Reed, a longtime Republican strategist and Trump ally who oversees the organization, said of the direct voter contact enterprise.

    The organization has begun registering voters in Wisconsin and Georgia and plans to further ramp up its voter contact effort in mid-July. The group plans to deploy 10,000 staff members and volunteers, in addition to church liaisons who will help register evangelicals to vote. It will also distribute literature that will compare and contrast Trump and Biden on issues that are central to the religious community, such as abortion, Israel and education policy.

    Great news for Trump and conservatives
     
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  2. higator85

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    Religion particularly the evangelical sects of Christianity is in decline in the US and Trump has ordered that all MAGA money goes directly to him so good luck with that.

    edit to add it’s a grift. Give bigly…
     
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  3. duggers_dad

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    Democracy is people power, rough and tumble. If you’re going to champion it everyone gets a seat at the table.
     
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    Religious people are probably tired of people like you cramming your beliefs down their throats.
     
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  5. VAg8r1

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    Including those who want to transform the US into a theocracy.
    And I'm tired of them trying to cram their beliefs down my throat.
     
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  6. gatorjo

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    He's going to spend this money to encourage evangelical Christians to vote for the criminal traitor?
     
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  7. sierragator

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    Tax them for the pacs they are.
     
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    Come on now, who among us hasn't paid off porn stars and been convicted of sexual assault after all?
     
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  9. VAg8r1

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    This cartoon says it all about American White Christian Evangelicals.
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    It still amazes me although perhaps it shouldn't that Evangelicals have rejected one of their own who actually lives his religion (Mike Pence) in favor of a serial adulterer who has made statements to the effect that he has never had to ask for forgiveness. Although I'm not a Christian I always thought that one of the core beliefs of Christianity and especially Evangelical Christianity was the idea that we (humanity) are all sinners and that we should repent for our sins. Apparently Trump doesn't believe that applies to him yet Evangelicals continue to worship him.
    Trump believes in God, but hasn’t sought forgiveness | CNN Politics
     
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  10. higator85

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    Evangelicals don’t really believe in God. They believe in hate and controlling people. Authoritarian rule and authoritarian wannabe politicians are fine with them as long as it advances their agenda which is control.
     
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  11. BossaGator

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    If they’re that concerned about evangelical turnout or loyalty, that could spell trouble
     
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    Hopefully when this group knocks on people's doors they remind their constituents that they would be voting for a rapist
     
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    Always been a fan of Reed’s work on the political side of things.
     
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    The idea that Trump is Jesus's kind of guy is a pretty bad look for Christianity.
     
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  15. Gator40

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    Deal with it. That's what we hear from you.
     
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    Giving Reed credit where credit is due he was among the first to weaponize abortion as a political issue going all the way back to 1980 although now that the religious right has succeeded like the proverbial dog that finally caught the car with the overturning of Roe v. Wade the issue is now coming back to bite them in a big way.
     
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    Ralph is another fake Christian like every Trump cult member is.
     
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    Amazing that you think you you know what people believe..