McCain's Religious Gambit: Attacks on Christian right could help him in New York, or backfire.

From: The New York Jewish Week | Date: March 3, 2000| Author: | Copyright information

McCain's Religious Gambit: Attacks on Christian right could help him in New York, or backfire.

ADAM DICKTER

STAFF WRITER

As Super Tuesday looms, Sen. John McCain's campaign is counting on his sharp attacks on the Christian right this week to boost his prospects among moderate, Northeastern Republican voters -- including many Jews.

"No candidate for Congress or for the Senate, let alone for president, has dared to tell it like it is in the midst of a campaign as John McCain has had the guts to do," said Sid Green, an Arizona Democrat who is coordinating Jewish outreach efforts for McCain.

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