Ohio Christian Alliance

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John McCain’s messy break-up with televangelist Rod Parsley had the potential to hurt him most in Ohio, a swing state necessary for McCain and the place where Parsley built a network of electorally-charged “Patriot Pastors” in 2004 and 2006.

Ranging from marriage to the missile defense. The group, formerly Christian Coalition of Ohio, recently severed ties with the national Christian Coalition.

The day after former Christian Coalition leader Ralph Reed lost the Republican primary for Georgia lieutenant governor amidst Abramoff-related charges of corruption and hypocrisy, the Christian Coalition of Ohio severed ties with the national group, renaming itself the Ohio Christian Alliance.