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...Pitkin stops to talk with friends as they come to vote, but he only says a brief “hello” to most of the strangers who walk by. His style on the street is understated to say the least...
After a few more minutes, Pitkin gets ready to head to his next stop, Youville Hospital. But because there are so few voters, Pitkin spends his time talking to people holding candidates’ signs...
...he’s making rounds among the sign-bearers, Pitkin meets Kevin Burke ’66, who’s carrying for incumbent Councillor Henrietta Davis. Though he has known Davis as a friend for 30 years and supports her politically, Burke knows Davis is secure in her seat—and says he’s looking for another new councillor to help with his top preference...
Burke and Pitkin talk about how the City Council functions and what Pitkin would bring to the body. Later, Burke says he was impressed by Pitkin’s straightforward style, even though, as a North Cambridge resident, he did not find many issues in common...
Traffic is slow for the Reeves duo but it’s not bustling for the CCA candidates either. After a while, Pitkin moves over to the nearby Peabody School, where he stays until almost noon. Then he goes to the Longfellow House precinct on Brattle Street, where a warden shoos him out of the precinct as he tries to check the vote...