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Political consultant Michael Goldman, who advised moderate Democrat David Holway in the primary, said Barrett won because the vote was split among five strong candidates. He also said that liberals who had supported Bachrach as a popular State Senator wanted to choose a politically similar successor for him--but that Kennedy had a prior claim on their vote for Congress...
...last weeks of the primary race, the Democrat's face adorned local buses, along with the legend, "Mike Barrett speaks for us. His record speaks for itself." He said that since September, "my record is speaking for itself and it's on its own now, financially"--as he tries to recoup a $25,000 campaign debt by skimping on the paid media...
...said Alice Nakashian, another Independent, is "spending the family fortune" to put her face in place of Barrett's on the sides and ceilings of trolleys throughout the district. Nakashian has allied herself with Citizens for Limited Taxation, the group responsible for placing the taxcap referendum question on the ballot...
While he declined to express confidence in victory, Barrett said "my goals have changed for the final. I'd like to win in Belmont against Bill Monahan and in Watertown against Ms. Nakashian...
There is much more conflict on issues among the general-election candidates, although local media have taken less of an interest in the campaign. The two Independents, for example, favor Question 1 on the referendum slate, which if passed would permit the state to regulate or prohibit abortion. Barrett opposes...