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Christian Grantham was a student activist in the late 90s and later was a consultant to domestic policy forums for the Clinton Administration as well as events for HRC and GLAAD.
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November 09, 2004

Still more evangelicals are demanding action on the Republican Moral Majority's mandate for a culture war. If President Bush won't listen, there's always Alan Keyes in 2008!

"Now that values voters have delivered for George Bush, he must deliver for voters," said the Rev. D. James Kennedy, a broadcast evangelist based in Florida. "The defense of innocent unborn human life, the protection of marriage, and the nomination and confirmation of judges who will interpret the Constitution, not make law from the bench, must be first priorities come January."

But Chris Mottola, a Philadelphia-based Republican political consultant who worked on the Bush campaign, said those hot-button issues are only part of what drove the values voter.

"I think people saw 'moral values' on that poll as standing for what they admired about Bush, which is his strength of character, more than a specific set of issues such as gay marriage or abortion," Mottola said. "Culturally conservative people look at the president and see their kind of guy, an honest, steadfast leader with core convictions who isn't afraid to talk about his faith."
['Values voters' seek their reward in policy - Mercury News - 11-09-04]