Buchanan Loses Campaign Ally By Douglas Kiker Associated Press Writer Monday, June 19, 2000; 12:59 p.m. EDT WASHINGTON –– Liberal activist Lenora Fulani resigned from Pat Buchanan's presidential campaign and withdrew her support, saying the socially conservative candidate has divided the Reform Party by excluding other viewpoints. In a letter announcing her resignation as campaign co-chair, Fulani said Buchanan put his conservative issues above their common interests in political reform, trade and foreign policy. "I must and do object to your efforts to transform the party into a party of, and for, only social conservatives," Fulani wrote Buchanan on Sunday. She said Buchanan's political maneuverings to consolidate power were "contributing to polarizing, rather than unifying the disparate forces in the party." Bay Buchanan, her brother's campaign manager, said she enjoyed working with Fulani and regrets her departure. She rejected Fulani's criticisms. "We have not indicated that we do not welcome people with different views," Bay Buchanan said Monday. "But clearly Pat is not going to walk away from those issues." Fulani, who will remain in the Reform Party, also complained that Buchanan and his sister refused to support her bid to become the national chairwoman of the party founded by Ross Perot. "Supporting me for chair was the test of whether you still intended to broaden your coalition and maintain the party's commitment to left/center/right alliances," Fulani wrote. Rejecting her, Fulani said, shows Buchanan is trying to move the Reform Party "in a direction that most American independents do not support." Bay Buchanan said, "It simply could not and would not be with the best interest of the party to support her for chair." Fulani also pointed to the contentious party meeting in Nashville, Tenn., earlier this year in which former party chairman Jack Gargan was ousted. Buchanan's refusal to support her in trying to get Gargan re-elected as chairman "demonstrated that you were more than willing to 'stick it' to your friends as well as your enemies to achieve ... your own ends," Fulani wrote. In an interview Monday, Fulani said she met with Buchanan on Thursday and discussed her feelings about the campaign, specifically whom he might choose as a running mate. Fulani had hoped he would consider choosing someone more liberal to show his commitment to a "left-right coalition." Buchanan did not show any interest in that, she said. "Obviously, Pat has chosen to run his campaign in a much more narrow way to appeal to the right and he has not taken the effort to reach out beyond his initial base despite his initial interest in doing so," Fulani said. Fulani's endorsement of Buchanan surprised many. A longtime liberal activist and sometime presidential candidate, Fulani and Buchanan are on the opposite end of the political spectrum on almost every issue. But Buchanan, after leaving the Republican Party to run for the Reform Party's nomination, wooed Fulani with his support of same-day voter registration, political reform, campaign finance reform, opposition to some international trade agreements, and foreign policy. © Copyright 2000 The Associated Press <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html <A HREF="http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
