Christian Coalition to Skip Presidential Primaries

November 8, 2007

Author: Jim Davenport

Source: The Journal Gazette

http://www.journalgazette.net/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071108/APP/711080767&template=apart

As Republican White House hopefuls tout endorsements from faith leaders, the once-powerful Christian Coalition of America will bypass the presidential primary contests entirely, the head of the South Carolina-based group said Thursday.

"We're going to be focusing on congressional races," president Roberta Combs told The Associated Press by telephone. "I think it's more important that we focus on the congressional races and getting more conservatives in office because that's who makes the laws that govern our land."