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==With the Christian Coalition==

==With the Christian Coalition==

In l987, McCormack was the Louisiana state coordinator of the "Americans for Robertson" presidential campaign.<ref name=pulpits>{{cite web|url=http://www.justicetalking.org/ShowPage.aspx?ShowID=469|title=Pulpits and Politics: The Role of Religion in Elections, September 27, 2004|publisher=justicetalking.org|accessdate=June 6, 2012}}</ref> Pat Robertson's weak showing in the 1988 Republican presidential primaries culminated in the nomination and election of [[George Herbert Walker Bush]] to the presidency. Meanwhile, the closing of [[Jerry Falwell]]'s [[Moral Majority]] and the embarrassment from scandals involving several nationally known televangelists, such as [[Jimmy Swaggart]], led the Religious Right to shift its concentration away from direct national politics to efforts in local communities. It was with McCormack's personal encouragement in 1989 that Robertson founded the Christian Coalition, with the young historian [[Ralph Reed]] as the first executive director.<ref name>http://www.qrd.org/qrd/www/FTR/christco.html|title=Skip Porteous: The Christian Coalition: An Introduction|publisher=qrd.org|accessdate=June 6, 2012}}</ref>

In l987, McCormack was the Louisiana state coordinator of the "Americans for Robertson" presidential campaign.<ref name=pulpits>{{cite web|url=http://www.justicetalking.org/ShowPage.aspx?ShowID=469|title=Pulpits and Politics: The Role of Religion in Elections, September 27, 2004|publisher=justicetalking.org|accessdate=June 6, 2012}}</ref> Pat Robertson's weak showing in the 1988 Republican presidential primaries culminated in the nomination and election of [[George Herbert Walker Bush]] to the presidency. Meanwhile, the closing of [[Jerry Falwell]]'s [[Moral Majority]] and the embarrassment from scandals involving several nationally known televangelists, such as [[Jimmy Swaggart]], led the Religious Right to shift its concentration away from direct national politics to efforts in local communities. It was with McCormack's personal encouragement in 1989 that Robertson founded the Christian Coalition, with the young historian [[Ralph Reed]] as the first executive director.<ref>http://www.qrd.org/qrd/www/FTR/christco.html|title=Skip Porteous: The Christian Coalition: An Introduction|publisher=qrd.org|accessdate=June 6, 2012}}</ref>

McCormack was the director of the Pastor's Council of the Christian Coalition and the southern regional director of the Freedom Council which Robertson established in an effort to recruit Christians into the political and governmental arenas.<ref name=pulpits/>  

McCormack was the director of the Pastor's Council of the Christian Coalition and the southern regional director of the Freedom Council which Robertson established in an effort to recruit Christians into the political and governmental arenas.<ref name=pulpits/>