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...black crayon. And there was an unsigned leaflet attacking incumbent councilor David Sullivan in language safely described as strong. But not much more; considering the history of the city's political campaigns, it's been a placid fall. In fact, only one image really stands out: council candidate Wendy Abt, a stunned look on her face, fighting back tears after the Rent Control Task Force convention denied her its endorsement by an overwhelming vote. The non-endorsement may say quite a lot about where Cambridge politics is headed in the years to come; at the very least...
...scene, Abt is an ambitious liberal campaigner who has never held public office. Two years ago, she ran for the state Senate and managed to anger a lot of the city's progressive organizers by refusing to join forces in a single-minded coalition against conservative incumbent Francis McCann. She lost. This year, she's making her first bid for the city council, and she won, with no fuss at all, the support of the liberal Cambridge Civic Association (CCA). She appeared--and still appears--to have a good shot at winning a seat on the nine-member panel...
...Rent Control Task Force's rejection of CCA candidate Wendy Abt points up one problem for the CCA, he says--the potential that some voters will desert straight-slate voting...
...candidates for the November 3 election, but another local group-the Cambridge chapter of Citizens for Participation in Political Action-released its slate of council candidates last week. The liberal CPPAX gave the nod to Mary Ellen Preusser, Francis Duehay '55, Alice Wolf, David Sullivan, Saundra Graham and Wendy Abt. That slate mirrors the Cambridge Civic Association (CCA) ticket, except for the omission of tenant advocate Bob White...
...Wendy Abt, a candidate for the council, attacked in strong terms the delays which she termed an "enormous failure." When earlier deadlines were missed, "someone should have screamed bloody murder," Abt said. "The city's blown it," she added...