Faith-based flimflam: how the White House is diverting public funds and personnel to woo African-American voters and help Republican candidates.
Church & State › Vol. 55 Nbr. 9, October 2002
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Faith-based flimflam: how the White House is diverting public funds and personnel to woo African-American voters and help Republican candidates.
Rep. Shelley Moore Capito (R) is seeking re-election in her West Virginia congressional district this year, and she knows winning a second term in the House of Representatives won't be easy.
In 2000, Capito eked out a narrow, 5,000-vote victory in a district that has historically voted Democratic. In fact, Capito is only the third Republican in almost 80 years to serve this congressional district, and the Democratic National Committee has indicated that it will be focusing intense attention on the race in November. Capito, however, is not without political assistance from Washington, D.C. In particular, she's benefiting from ties to President George W. Bush's "faith-based" office. James Towey, head of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, visited the area in August to travel with Capito and present a $25,000 check to a comp...See the full content of this document
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