WASHINGTON—Senator John Ashcroft’s attempts to paint himself as a moderate
were stripped away yesterday, when the CEO of the now infamous Council of Conservative
Citizens, named Senator John Ashcroft as a candidate he would have supported for
president.
Aside from Christian right hero Pat Buchanan, Gordon Baum, head of the C of CC, said
Senator John Ashcroft "comes fairly close to us on some of the social and cultural
issues." ["Both Sides" transcript, www.cnn.com,
1/24/99]
Abraham Foxman, head of the Anti-Defamation League, called the Council of Conservative
Citizens a "racist and anti-Semitic group which has decided to camouflage its true
agenda under a cover of conservatism." ["Both Sides" transcript, www.cnn.com, 1/24/99]
"Senator John Ashcroft is trying to back peddle towards the center, but this
incident proves that his base of support is the extreme right," Joe Hansen, DSCC
Executive Director said today.
Senator Ashcroft had planned to run for president, but when Governor Mel Carnahan
entered the race just one day into the 2000 cycle, Ashcroft was forced to abandon his
quixotic dream of the presidency to focus on his dream of holding his Senate seat at home.
"Because Senator Ashcroft is out of touch with Missouri’s voters, he is in
for the political fight of his life," Hansen said. "It is sad to think that
those fighting on his team are white supremacists who hope to reverse the civil rights
strides America has made since the 1950s."
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