New Ralph Reed novel treats women as ‘tarts who use sex to get ahead.’

Ralph Reed, formerly Christian Coalition executive director and friend of Jack Abramoff, has his first novel coming out. Publisher’s Weekly publishes a review of “Dark Horse,” a book that promises to demean both women and liberals:

For Reed, former head of the Christian Coalition, politics is a man’s world to its very core—especially when it comes to the race for president, which is at the center of this first novel. Women characters are either wives with drinking problems, tarts who use sex to get ahead professionally (but not that far) or VP candidates chosen purely for show, who are belittled behind the scenes for lack of experience and “lightweight” intelligence. Democrats are drunks who play dirty and bloody each other’s noses. Cue the white knight—Gov. Bob Long, newly come to Christ, a true independent candidate—to save the day, rock both parties’ worlds and remind the country about good values and the meaning of patriotism. Long is God’s candidate, and with Christian leaders taking his side, he just might trump Republicans and Democrats alike. Reed’s prose is average for a potboiling political thriller, and the crisis-laden plot keeps the pages turning, but the novel’s specifically Christian agenda will satisfy some readers and alienate others.

(HT: Political Insider)