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Religious denomination focal
point of Ueberman selection
■ Although both major parties agree Gore made a wise
choice, the Jewish candidate is still controversial
By Kristy Hessman
Oregon Daily Emerald
Representatives from both ma
jor political parties seem to think
that Vice President Al Gore’s
pick of Connecticut Senator
Joseph Lieberman as his running
mate makes sense.
“This is very positive and po
litically very smart,” said Jim Ed
munson, chairman of the Demo
cratic Party of Oregon. “This is
the Gore we have been waiting
( ( / think it is a wonder
ful statemant of diversi
ty. His religion liberates
us to be proud of our reli
gious convictions.
Jim Edmunson
chairman of the
Democratic Party
of Oregon
for. Prior to this, his campaign
seemed to lack a spark.”
Other democrats say they are
pleased with the decision, as
well.
“It was a brilliant stroke,” said
Hart Williams, publicity chair of
the Democratic Party of Oregon.
“In one day, [George W.J Bush
and [Dick] Cheney’s train ride
completely fell off the national
news radar.”
A Monday night poll taken by
CNN-USA Today-Gallup showed
the presidential race is a dead
heat, with 45 percent for Bush
and 43 percent for Gore, after
polls over the weekend showed
Bush with a double-digit lead.
“The polls tell the whole sto
ry,” Edmunson said. “The coun
try approves of Joe Lieberman as
the next vice president.”
Republicans also agree that
this was a smart move on Gore’s
part.
“I think it was a wise, prudent
selection,” Republican Chair of
Lane County Jeff Hoyt said.
Many believe that Lieberman
is just what the Democratic Party
needs.
“They chose someone with
more character,” Hoyt said. “It
has been pretty well documented
that the Democrats have had
problems in the past in that area.
“I think they were looking for
someone of respectability.”
And it seems they have found
that trait in Lieberman.
“He is the poster boy for in
tegrity,” Edmunson said. “He has
been called the conscience of the
Senate.”
Many say that much of Lieber
man’s integrity can be traced
back to his strong Orthodox Jew
ish faith.
Lieberman told the Associated
Press after Monday’s announce
ment, “My faith is part of me. It’s
been at the center of who I’ve
been all my life. Without God, I
wouldn’t be here.”
Democrats praise the senator’s
deep religious ties.
“I think it is a wonderful state
ment of diversity,” Edmunson
said. “His religion liberates us to
be proud of our religious convic
tions.”
On the other hand, Republi
cans have their own views on
how Lieberman’s religion will
steer the coming months before
the November election.
“I don’t think that it will par
ticularly have an impact,” Hoyt
The Lieberman file
Al Gore chose Joseph Lieberman to
be his running mate. Here a few
facts on the two-term senator.
Lieberman is pro-business, pro
trade, and pro-economi growth.
He is equally committed to pro
tecting America’s environment
and consumers.
Lieberman is a vocal advocate for
campaign finance reform.
Lieberman was first elected to the
Senate in 1988, scoring a big politi
cal upset that year by a margin of
just 10,000 votes. Six years later,
he won the biggest landslide victo
ry ever in a Connecticut Senate
race, drawing 67 percent of the
vote and beating his opponent by
more than 350,000 votes.
SOURCE: www.serwte.gov/~liebermon
said. “Democrats dominate the
Jewish vote as it is, but it might
actually hurt them in terms of
the Muslim vote because there
are more Muslims than Jews.”
Some wonder if a double stan
dard will take place because of
Lieberman’s faith.
“I think it will be real interest
ing to see how the press handles
a Jew on the ticket,” Hoyt said.
“In the past the press has asked
Christians if they will be able to
set aside their personal views. I
think a double standard may de
velop here.”
Edmunson disagreed with that
opinion and Lieberman has reit
erated the fact that wants to be
judged on his experience and his
ideas, not his religion.
“So far the religious right wing
has dominated,” Edmunson said.
“Lieberman is moderate and left
leaning; I think his religion will
balance out many of the religious
issues.”
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