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...Massachusetts the tart tongue of Boston University President John Silber had swept him to the Democratic nomination over a party stalwart. But he tripped on it in the battle with Republican William Weld, an aristocratic former federal prosecutor. Silber offended blacks and women and frightened voters of all types with his anger. (In typical style, he branded Weld a "backstabbing son of a bitch.") Weld's 4% victory was largely a rejection of Silber's intemperateness. Says pollster Gerry Chervinsky: "Voters bought his message, but they couldn...
...Nebraska, Colorado and Utah, they rejected initiatives that would limit spending or roll back taxes. A similar measure in Massachusetts would have cut the state budget by 8% by reducing fees to 1988 levels. The proposal was supported by the Republican candidate, William Weld, and opposed by Democrat John Silber, who warned of a "meltdown" of the state economy. In the end voters accepted Weld -- and rejected his tax rollback...
...George Bachrach, Democratic activist: "Weld is a cork floating in John Silber's ocean. He had no control over this race. It was all John Silber."--Nov. 8 in the Boston Globe...
...DiNatale, senior associate at the McCormack Institute at UMass/Boston, after the second televised Weld-Silber debate: "It was the night before Halloween and people were waiting for him to scare them, but he didn't."--Oct. 31 in the Boston Herald...
...state of affairs for theMassachusetts Democratic party if they can'tanybody better than John Silber," said James M.Harmon...