While Bradley has attracted the support of a number of prominent African-Americans, like Harvard's Fletcher University Professor Cornel R. West '74, the black electorate--traditionally progressive--has largely ignored him.
Nearly 70 percent of black voters say they support Gore, even in states like New York and New Hampshire.
If Bradley wants the backing of core liberal constituencies, he must look elsewhere.
He's tacked to the left on gun control, on gays in the military and on ethanol subsidies.
Luke P. McLoughlin '00, who has helped organize a group of Harvard students who support Bradley, says that the candidate's unabashedly liberal stands on issues like gun control will distinguish him from Gore come election time.
Bradley endorses gun registration and wants to mandate training for prospective owners of firearms.
That, notes McCloughlin, "is far more liberal than Al Gore."
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