Word: raced
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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More than 27,300 city residents went to the polls yesterday in Cambridge's municipal elections, as warm weather, a hotly contested City Council race and a controversial ballot initiative combined to generate the highest voter turnout in six years...
Demographically, the reason we Democrats lose is easily explicable. Most Democrats are wealthy commuters who care more about New York City's mayoral race than about who's fixing their streets. The only people who come out to vote are the "townies," local merchants and government workers who depend on local patronage for their livelihood...
...continuous re-election of Republicans is usually attributable to a combination of Republican political skill and Democratic ineptitude. Two years ago, the Democrats blew a chance to win the race for town supervisor when incumbent Republican John Kiernan vowed to put a resource recovery plant in a location that was potentially hazardous to the population and the environment. Public opinion in the many areas surrounding the site was viciously anti-Republican...
...comes as no surprise that the Democrats cannot attract, winning candidates. You either have to be truly devoted to a political cause or a little bit crazy to run a race you cannot possibly win. And because there are few political causes about which to become passionate on Long Island, the candidates are usually a little crazy...
...governor's race will prove interesting for Cambridge voters, as Weld, a Cambridge native son, makes his bid for the corner office...