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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1991
ty, from the chairman on
down, to stand firm and take
an aggressive posture."
Mr. Brooks declined to
detail exactly what
"standing firm" might en-
tail.
But other top Jewish
Republicans privately in-
dicated that the group is
urging the Republican
leadership to support the
candidacy of Edwin Ed-
wards, Mr. Duke's Dem-
ocratic opponent.
The Jewish Republicans
are worried about speaking
out too forcefully, thereby
adding to an anti-Semitic
backlash that could provide
a boost to Mr. Duke's Nov.
16 rim for the statehouse.
"We don't want to see
Duke abduct our party,"
said a leading Jewish
Republican. "But there's a
very real fear that the more
he is condemned by the Jew-
ish and the black com-
munities, the greater is his
vote share. It puts us in a
very difficult position."
Setback For Bill
On Religious Freedom
The fight for the Religious
Freedom Restoration Act, a
bill designed to overturn a
1990 Supreme Court deci-
sion that a wide range of
Jewish activists see as a
major threat to religious lib-
erties, is getting more fero-
cious by the day.
Recently, it was reported
that Rep. Robert K. Dornan,
R-Calif., had signed on to the
bill.
Proponents of the religious
freedom measure, which was
introduced by Rep. Stephen
Solarz, D-N.Y., were pleas-
ed; because he is a well-
known foe of abortion, Mr.
Dornan's support for the bill
could help quash arguments
by the Catholic Church that
the measure could sanction
abortion in some cases. -
But in a move that typifies
the bill's uneven journey
through Congress, Mr. Dor-
nan has withdrawn his sup-
port, a significant setback to
backers of the bill.
"The Catholics are work-
ing very deftly behind the
scenes," said an official with
a major Jewish group here.
"We can talk until we're
blue in the face about the
fact that this is not an
`abortion bill;' it's about a
very dangerous Supreme
Court decision that
threatens our most basic re-
ligious liberties. But they
are pushing the issue very
hard — and with an election
year coming up, they're
making things very
difficult." •
Jewish Democrats
Want Mario Cuomo
Jewish politicos continue
to yearn for new faces in the
sluggish race for the 1992
Democratic presidential
nomination — and in par-
ticular, for a face now visible
mostly in Albany.
Rep. Chuck Schumer,
D-N.Y., Rep. Gary Acker-
man, D- N.Y., and Rep. Sam
Gejdenson, D-Conn., leading
members of the Jewish con-
tingent in the House, took to
the floor last week to
implore New York Gov.
Mario Cuomo to join the
presidential fray.
Mr. Cuomo, the trio
argued, is the candidate
with the best shot at sending
President George Bush back
to Texas.
That opinion was seconded
by political scientist Allan J.
Lichtman, an expert in polit-
ical prognostication and
Jewish politics.
"For the Democrats to win,
two things have to happen.
Gov. Cuomo:
Darling of the Jewish Democrats?
First, the economy has to be
in a downward spiral next
year. And the Democrats
have to find a charismatic
candidate who can reach
people on a gut level. Cuomo
is the only one they have
who can do that."
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