From: "Rich Gauszka" 

The bigger problem with evangelicals is the 21% drop in those inclined to
vote for Republicans

http://www.abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=2625957&page=1

Nov. 3, 2006 - A recent Pew poll found that while 78 percent of
evangelicals voted Republican in 2004, only 57 percent were inclined to
vote for Republican candidates this fall.

"Gary Britt"  wrote in message
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>
> So he's saying he didn't inhale.  Everybody believed Clinton.
>
> Gary
>
> Rich Gauszka wrote:
>> Ted Haggard leader of the 30 million strong National Association of
>> Evangelicals now admits to purchasing crystal meth from a gay escort (
>> they have his voice on tape ) but says he purchased it to throw away and
>> only got a 'massage'
>>
>>
>> http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061103/ap_on_re_us/haggard_sex_allegations
>>
>> COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Evangelist Ted Haggard admitted Friday that he
>> bought methamphetamine and received a massage from a gay prostitute who
>> claims he was paid for drug-fueled trysts by the outspoken gay marriage
>> opponent.
>>
>> Haggard resigned as president of the National Association of Evangelicals
>> and step down as leader of his Colorado megachurch while the two groups
>> investigate the allegations.
>> He denied the sex allegations but told reporters outside his home that he
>> did buy the meth because he was curious, but he said he threw it away.
>>
>> "I bought it for myself but never used it," he said.
"I was tempted, but
>> I never used it."
>>
>> Haggard, 50, said he never had sex with Mike Jones, a 49-year-old male
>> prostitute who sparked the scandals when he told a radio station he had
>> had a three-year sexual relationship with the minister.
>>
>> Haggard said he did get a massage from Jones after being referred to him
>> by a Denver hotel.
>>
>>
>>
>>

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