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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Clem, who received the support of the Cambridge Convention in 1975, says that he is not abandoning progressive politics in striking out on his own, but only freeing himself from the slate's restrictions. His hands, he says, were tied by being associated so closely with CC '75. Clem feels it inhibited his ability to form coalitions on the council and limited his overall flexibility in dealing with the city's problems...
While objecting to the "loyalty oath" aspects of running with the slate, he stresses that ideologically he differs little from his former CC cohorts, having parted with them on less than a dozen votes in two years on the Council...
This, along with other indications that he is straying from CC's rigidly anti-rent control stand has caused a good deal of bitterness in liberal circles. While a number of liberals--Harvard Law School professors James Vorenberg and Charles R. Nesson to anme two--have endorsed him, others go so far as to charge Clem has struck a "Faustian pact" with conservatives who lack concern for the poor...
...cites his many years of work helping rehabilitate Cambridge housing stock as evidence of his committment to addressing low-income housing problems. And his initiatives on other liberal issues--gay rights, affirmative action and down-zoning for instance--clearly distinguish him from the other incumbents not backed by CC...
...CC '77 candidate Pierce has taken steps toward this goal, but needs support to continue alternative educational programs that will provide children with employment options for the future. "Not everyone is going to grow up to hold a professional or nine-to-five desk job," he explained...