The principal issues in the campaign will be transportation and the environment. The quick completion of repairs on the Southeast Expressway, which connects the South Shore with Boston, heads the list of area concerns. The presence of toxic PCBs in New Bedford Harbor and cuts in the Coast Guard budget have upset district residents and are major campaign issues.
There is, however, very little disagreement among Flynn and Studds on these issues.
Retains Popularity
Richard Kendall, the Democratic Party's Falmouth town chairman, says he feels Studds "retains great popularity" despite the censure. "I'm convinced that he will have a very strong showing in the Falmouth area and throughout the district."
Studds swept every single town and city in the district in the past two elections, according to Kendall, and he feels an anti-Republican sentiment in the area will work in Studd's favor.
Old News
"I think people have made up their minds months ago on the [censure] situation," says Studds aide Peter N. Fleischer. "People are going to decide whether the record--on his accessibility, constituent services, environment, foreign affairs--is one they feel comfortable with."