Bradford E. Miller '97, a candidate from Quincy, said he "didn't get the implication that we had to support each and every issue."
Coffey also took the blame for this discrepancy.
Terrence P. Mann '96, said he had a similar story. Mann said he joined MRUC because he approved of its direction. Bonfili did not require him to support all of the MRUC tenets, said Mann.
Bonfili said yesterday that Mann is "confused or he misunderstood."
And yet, some council candidates have cited the all-or-nothing policy of MRUC as the reason they didn't join the group.
Incumbents Jonathan P. Feeney '97 and Justin C. Label '97 both said they declined offers because MRUC's leaders required them to agree with all its goals.
Bonfili disputed the implication that MRUC is playing dirty.
He says that MRUC is a way of avoiding politics and not a political party.
"My concern is with making reforms that are simple and non-controversial," Bonfili said.