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...David Clem...
Whatever the accomplishments of Cambridge reformers, the Convention's critics reject the whole idea of a slate. David Clem, independent candidate for city council, said last week the platform "locks the candidates into positions" without enabling them to respond to new evidence bearing on the issues. Clem, who ran with the CC '75 slate, says he wants to "maintain integrity and flexibility, and avoid restricting the city council into knee-jerk reactions...
...David Clem is a walking anomaly. He's also an incumbent city councilor. The independents say he's a liberal, Brattle St. type; the Cambridge Convention people call him a turncoat, a man who betrayed those who supported them in 1975 in favor of the anti-rent control interests...
...Clem claims he is neither...
Whether voters will buy his position that it's time to change the structure of Cambridge politics and elect someone who defies stereotyping will depend on whether his campaign organization--complete with dozens of "Clem Corps" volunteers--can sell Clem himself and his maverick style...