Some of the Religious Right May Snub Dole

A number of religious conservatives are planning to stay home election day rather than vote for Bob Dole, according to Martin Mawyer, president of the Christian Action Network. Dole is not addressing the concerns of “pro-family conservatives” who consider themselves born-again Christians, Mawyer wrote in the Washington Post. That is one reason the GOP presidential nominee is lagging behind President Clinton in opinion polls, he said. Dole’s only chance for recovering the disenchanted Christian right vote is to change his message--from concentrating on his 15% tax cut plan to emphasizing issues of morality and values, Mawyer said.