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Turnout was reported lighter than usual in East and North Cambridge, traditionally more conservative areas. In mid-Cambridge, a liberal section of the city with many tenant voters, poll workers reported heavier voting...
...Globe poll in September of New Hampshire Democrats, which showed Kennedy's 58% support dropped five points when voters were reminded of Chappaquiddick and twelve points when they were told of Kennedy's support for expensive Government programs...
...President was shocked and set back when an earlier supporter, Chicago Mayor Jane Byrne, moved over to Kennedy's camp after a private Democratic poll showed him easily beating Carter in Illinois. George Dunne, the Cook County party chairman, also had talks with Byrne and said that Carter would get little help from local leaders. Byrne's switch will make it much tougher for Carter in the crucial Illinois primary March 18. Said Kennedy, who had phoned Byrne several times last week: ''I'm delighted...
...order to pull off a minor miracle on November 6--the latest poll gave White a 14 per cent victory margin--Timilty needs endorsements from the King and Finnegan camps. And he just hasn't gotten them. King, who supported Timilty in 1975, agreed with the Black Political Task Force's assessment of this year's race: vote against White, but don't endorse Timilty. The city's other leading liberal--State Rep. Barney Frank '62--gave his support to Timilty. But with the major papers lined up against him, it all seems too little and too late. The Finnegan...
Velluci sponsored this question last June because he thinks the voters of Cambridge will give a truer picture of Kennedy's national support than any primary or poll...