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...Barrett said in an interview at the State House last week that while Weld is a popular incumbent, he can be beaten by a Democrat who focuses his attention on the middle class...
...Weld has the conventional advantages of incumbency, name recognition and money," Barrett says. "An imaginative, daring challenge can capture the imagination of all the people who feel trod under by Bill's aloof and insensitive way of carrying himself...
...Barrett graduated magna cum laude from the Government department and began his work in the State House as a representative in 1979. Since 1987, Barrett has represented Belmont, Watertown, and parts of Cambridge and Boston in the state senate. He presently serves as Senate Chair of the Committee on Health Care...
...Barrett describes himself as "gutsy," a "new type of Democrat--the independent kind, the outspoken kind, the energetic kind" who understands why "some people have accused me of being idealistic...
...state senator, Barrett led a crusade for tougher educational standards in Massachusetts...