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...discontent remains, though, particularly among some of the socalled "independents." They feel the system unduly aids the other of the City's two political factions-the Cambridge Civic Association, the local "good government" group. "The only minority PR protects is the CCA," said one veteran of an anti-PR campaign, arguing that the CCA's loose system of endorsement gives them an edge on the independents, who are not even that well organized...
Though the two groups are more loose electoral coalitions than political parties. there has been sharp division between the CCA and independents on the School Committee in recent years. CCA School Committeemen have charged that the independent domination has led to a gradual decline in the quality of Cambridge public Schools...
...past years, three candidates endorsed by the CCA and three independents have won election to the committee. For the past four years, the city's mayor, who chairs the committee and easts the deciding vote there, has been an independent, giving them a 4-3 edge overall...
...most part, the CCA candidates strong showing yesterday in this year's election seems due to the fact that three of them-Hayes. Mrs. Butler and Fantini-had strong bases of their own in addition to the upper-middle class and University-affiliated voters who normally form the backbone of the CCA's vote...
...order for four CCA candidates to be elected, however, that support from non-CCA voters will have to continue into the "number two" and "number three" selections by voters, and some observers doubt that this will happen...