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Weld will probably have a place in the future of Massachusetts politics even if he loses to Bellotti. A direct descendant of the philanthropist who gave Harvard Weld Hall, the 32-year-old Weld is steeped in Yankee and Ivy League tradition. He possesses a powerful ego, a sharp mind, and a kind of insouciance that exudes confidence...
...Bellotti, despite the debits of the PCM-MBM affair, has, in turn, some considerable credits. His effort in consumer protection have helped thousands throughout Massachusetts. Bellotti indicted members of a huge arson ring and 26 politically connected corporations and individuals for stealing state vocational education funds. He led 46 states in obtaining a $40 million settlement against General Motors for switching engines on unsuspecting buyers...
...Bellotti will probably win this one handily. He has the name recognition. He's a Democrat. He has traditionally done well in industrial cities. Also, Bellotti has discarded some of the more conservative tenets of his political philosophy. He comes across as a workingman's candidate more than patrician Weld--although both are equally hypocritical in claiming allegiance to the common man. The question is how much damage Weld has done to Bellotti's future ambitions. Bellotti may win, but his PCM-MBM connections could hurt him in a race for the governorship--a position he sorely wants...
...county aspirants, November's hopes were nothing compared to the anxieties of winning the primary. Many good men fell by the wayside in the plethora of close intraparty races, and now all the pomp and excitement seems to zero in on Brooke vs. Tsongas, King vs. Hatch, Bellotti vs. Weld, where it once pondered Droney vs. Harshbarger, Twomey vs. Antonelli, and Shannon vs. the World...
...King this afternoon to come and reiterate his views, but that's o.k. because Frank Bellotti, the state's attorney general who is also running for reelection, has just shown up and he can give a speech to stall for more time, until King comes...