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...Barrett says he is a liberal Democrat despite Braude's accusations and that Braude is "a far left vantage point against which Democratic programs can be weighed...
...traditional liberal Democrat can't beat Weld--and that particular objective, not internal squabbling over issues, should be the party's focus, Barrett says...
...There is an analogy there," Barrett says. "When Mario Cuomo and Sen. Bill Bradley decided that George Bush was too tough to beat, a fresh face named Bill Clinton got his shot...
Both supporters and critics of the 37-year-old state representative from Beacon Hill say it will take heavy campaigning for Roosevelt to defeat his only declared primary opponent, state Sen. Michael J. Barrett '70 (D-Cambridge). And it will be even more difficult for Roosevelt to successfully challenge the heavily-favored Republican incumbent, Gov. William F. Weld...
While most of Roosevelt's supporters cite incumbent Weld as his main competitor, the young representative first needs to outshine Democratic opponent, Barrett, in the state primaries...