From The Atlanta Journal-Costitution, 10/10/05:
http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/1005/10metreed.html
Reed's lobbying work troubles GOP
By JIM GALLOWAY
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Continued revelations of Ralph Reed's lobbying activities have sparked
a high-level debate in Georgia GOP ranks over whether his campaign for
lieutenant governor would harm other Republican candidates on next
year's ballot, including Gov. Sonny Perdue.
Much of the concern is expressed in private.
But some indicate a growing nervousness over Reed, a specialist in
grass-roots campaigning whose first attempt at public office was once
widely viewed as unstoppable.
"Certainly Republicans are talking about the impact -- pro or con --
that Reed would have on the governor's race. Anybody who says
otherwise is a liar or a fool," said former state Sen. Chuck Clay of
Marietta, who, like Reed, is a former state GOP chairman.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution recently disclosed Reed's work with
Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff in helping to defeat a 2000
congressional effort to restrict Internet gambling.
Reed, who has denounced gambling, already has been tied to Abramoff in
several enterprises involving Indian tribes with casinos, now under
investigation by two U.S. Senate committees.
Reed hasn't been accused of any wrongdoing.
But with U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay under indictment,
accused of violating campaign finance laws, many top Georgia
Republicans say they are worried that Reed could be used by Democrats
to connect other GOP candidates -- including Perdue -- to the growing
air of scandal in Washington.
Last week, three state senators circulated a memo, directed at
"Georgia's Republican leadership," suggesting Reed's candidacy in 2006
could jeopardize not just Perdue, but also the GOP's recently won
majorities in the Legislature.
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