UNIT 9. Across State Systems » Стр.107 (2)

Fill each gap with one suitable word. The Democratic candidate, Al Core, starts with the large advantage (1) in being Vice-President during the best economic conditions the United States (2) have seen in thirty years. His own policies are very business-friendly and moderate; (3) in fact, it is very difficult to find any important differences between his platform (4) and Bush's. Still, being a Democrat, he has (5) got place himself as more "compassionate" (6) at the "Compassionate Conservatives". Unlike Bush, (7) he has over 90 per cent of the core Republican voters behind him, plus crossover, Core has only about three-quarters of core Democratic voters behind him. He has (8) been trying to regain support from these voters, especially the working-class, by attacking Bush's close connection to (9) the oil industry and using rather left-wing rhetoric about fighting (10) with the rights of the common people, despite his own centrism. His choice of Vice-President is Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut. Lieberman is (11) a centrist Democrat, like Gore, but with his base in the traditionally liberal Democrat Northeast. Furthermore, the fact (12) that Lieberman is Jewish credits Core with courage (13) a Jew has ever been Vice-President), as well (14) as showing that Core supports traditional Democratic values (advancement of minorities) and traditional Democratic voters (Jews overwhelmingly vote Democratic). Then again, Lieberman is an Orthodox, or traditional-religious, few. His personal values are very close (15) to those of many traditional Republican voters, although the latter are Christians. It also gives Core some badly needed moral credit, very necessary for Clinton's Vice-President.