Some candidates sign pledge for "civil campaign"

Both of the democrats running for President and half of the Republicans in the race have signed a religious group’s pledge to keep the campaigning clean. The Interfaith Alliance “Framework of Civility” was signed by Bill Bradley, Al Gore, George W. Bush, Orrin Hatch and John McCain.Alicia Claypool, executive director of the Interfaith Alliance of Iowa, says a recent national poll found more people would vote if candidates were more polite and less confrontational.The Interfaith Alliance, which includes many mainstream churches, has called for January to be a “faithful decision month” for people of faith. G-O-P presidential candidates Gary Bauer, Steve Forbes and Alan Keyes did not respond to the group’s request for agreeing to conduct a “civil” campaign.All three of those republicans have ties to the Christian Coalition, which is not part of the Interfaith Alliance and has been criticized by it.