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Article: Conservatives warn Bush on running mate.(Nation)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- April 20, 2000
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Texas Gov. George W. Bush backed religious conservatives when Arizona Sen. John McCain labeled Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson "agents of intolerance."
Nearly two months later, Mr. Falwell and Mr. Robertson are joining a slew of conservative activists in warning Mr. Bush against a pro-choice running mate.
"I think there's far more to lose than to gain in choosing a pro-choice running mate," Mr. Falwell said yesterday.
"Obviously, I am a Bush supporter and will vote for Mr. Bush in November," said Mr. Falwell, a minister from Lynchburg who founded the Moral Majority.
"But there is no way I could expect my followers to work ...