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...Weld was one of two governors of the country who failed to mention health care in [his] 1993 State of the State address, and he failed to discuss the topic again in 1994," Barrett says. "I became convinced watching Weld dealing with ethics that he would be a status quo governor--complacent about business as usual...
Cambridge City Councillor Katherine Traintafillou, who has worked with both Barrett and Roosevelt on various legislative projects, says many Democrats are not sure how the two candidates are different...
...problem with a lot of people is that they've worked with Mark and Barrett [together on the same projects]," she says. "The issue is trying to separate them from each other and make the electorate know they are an alternative to Governor Weld...
...Barrett says he and Roosevelt differ on some issues. "There are a large number of issues, including the death penalty, where Mark has just changed the commitment of a lifetime to come out in favor of capital punishment," he says. "I'm saddened that Mark has changed his position in the hurly-burly of an election year; it makes him look like a young politician on the make...
...Barrett says Flynn will probably jump in the race, and that the former mayor's entry "will make the race much more interesting and give the race much more visibility...