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...Peck says that the abortion issue was the major reason he decided to run again. He believes that abortion is a matter for a woman and her doctor to decide, and that the State should take itself out of the controversy. "I think it's going to make life better for all people, men and women, when that question is clear," Peck said last week...
...Peck also quarrels with Mahoney over the "PR" question. Peck is strongly in favor of proportional representation, saying that it is an invaluable aid to minor political groups who would otherwise not be represented in the City's governing bodies...
...Peck charges that Mahoney should have known the bill would be declared invalid (since it applied to only one community) and that he should have prevented it from ever reaching the floor of the House...
...third major issue for Peck is the district's need for a full-time representative, which he promises he will be if elected. Mahoney says it's a bogus issue because he has had a 99 per cent attendance record at the House, and has found sufficient time to do the committee work required of all legislators. "It's like academics," Mahoney said recently. "Some people can work 20 hours a day and accomplish nothing. Other people can accomplish much more in a relatively short period of time...
Normally, an incumbent like Mahoney would be impregnable in this district. But it has a strong Republican tradition, and if Downes finds enough support them Peck could sneak through with a coalition of young people, radical liberals and independents. On the other hand, if Mahoney and Peck divide the left-of-center vote, then Downes might win. Mahoney has trouble hiding his irritation with Peck's persistent criticism, and accuses Peck of undermining the American two-party system by running as an Independent. But Mahoney seems confident that he has staked out the broad center of the political spectrum...