Word: travaglini
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Cambridge City Councillor and former Mayor Walter J. Sullivan Jr., called Travaglini a "nice kid" but added that "we've had good representation with Michael [LoPresti] in there, and you don't change a horse in the middle of the stream...
While he won his first election on promises to respond to voter needs, "somewhere along the line, [LoPresti] lost that commitment" to accessibility, Travaglini's campaign manager, Carmen Monks, said...
Walsh and other LoPresti supporters have also called Travaglini a cynical opportunist who has changed his views on a number of major issues and has suddenly gone over to the liberal side to sway voters...
LoPresti and his backers have also castigated Travaglini for supporting an increase in property taxes that were capped tightly by Proposition 2-1/2 in 1980. LoPresti's largest campaign advertisement blares that "Proposition 41/2," which Travaglini supports, would double taxes in the region...
Gerstell said that both candidates have flip-flopped on the issues, but said that the Travaglini grassroots claim "is at least credible. What you got in LoPresti is someone who relates to lobbyists and not to people," she said...