Word: democratics
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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WHILE DISILLUSIONED Hicks campaign workers drifted slowly out of Moseley's-on-the-Charles early Wednesday morning. Louise Day Hicks and a small group of campaign strategists set by themselves at the congresswoman's home. As returns from the suburban towns trickled in it became apparent that Independent Democrat Joe Moskley would be looking for Washington lodgings next January...
There was another obstacle besides Hick's indomitable supporters and her immediate visibility as the incumbent. The Independent Moakley had staged his fight in one of the most traditionally Democratic districts on the map, and he was forced to spend much of his time convincing the voters of his Democratic loyalty. "I was trying to reaffirm my principles as a Democrat by giving the Democrats a real choice," he said. A pre-election survey of the 9th District electorate showed that the battle plan had worked--only 10 per cent would vote against Moakley because of his independent status...
There is also a huge bloc-of Independent voters in the District, whose numbers equal the strength of registered Democrats. The Independents are the key to any race in the Fifth and Kerry's major political task was to lure them away from their traditional GOP leanings. Kerry people felt he had the charisma, the money and the ambition to, break into the Independent vote, and despite the fact that the voters of the Fifth have not sent a Democrat to Congress for 45 years, Kerry was felt to have the inside track for election...
...crowning blow against the Kerry quest came the Friday before election day, when Democrat-turned-Independent Roger P. Durkin with drew from the race and threw his support to Cronin. While not a major threat to win the election. Durkin commanded between 10 and 15 per cent of the popular support. Durkin had run a vigorous and conservative campaign that had directed most of its vituperative energy at Kerry. Durkin had stressed Kerry's "radicalism" and his ties with "yippie types" and had won the allegiance of the far right...
Second, the returns just posted came from precincts in Newton and Brookline -- Drinan's two major strongholds. In 1970, when Drinan, a 51-year-old Roman Catholic priest, upset 28-year-incumbent Philip Philbin, a conservative Democrat, and Republican John McGlennon, one out of every five Newton voters was listed as a Drinan volunteer. Brookline, Linsky's home town, is composed predominantly of wealthy liberals who were attracted by Drinan's strong anti-Vietnam, pro-Israel stands. In the October 30 poll published by the Globe, Drinan led Linsky in Brookline by more than ten points. The returns from these...