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Cellucci, Harshbarger Enter Final Stretch

"The Republicans have money; Democrats have people. The Republicans have attack ads, but we have people at phone banks and handing out literature," said.

Wolf also stressed the need to get Swift said voter dissatisfaction at themudslinging was also a big factor in the undecidedvoter block. Last Monday's acrimonious debate atFaneuil Hall did not impress voters.lot of people don't want to vote because of themud-slinging," said Ruth Horowitz, a Harshbargersupporter.

"It's a turn-off. It makes you think less ofboth of them. A lot of people don't want to votebecause of the mud-slinging," said Ruth Horowitz,a Harshbarger supporter.

"Personally feel that I have to vote. [But] Imean, watching the debates that aren'tdebates...they' like two children screaming witheach other," said Phillip Wright, a registeredDemocrat who has decided to support Cellucci.

While voters this year seemed unenthused by therace, Cellucci and Harshbarger maintain optimisticfronts.

Harshbarger's campaign headquarters are tuckedaway in a non-descript State Street building, butthe office atmosphere was filled with confidence.A sign counts down the days until "GovernorHarshbarger."

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During a press conference in the headquarters,Harshbarger became animated on the winning natureof the campaign.

"If I had listened to the polls and pundits in1990 [during the Attorney General race], I'd havestopped campaigning. I won that campaign," hesaid.

"This is a winning campaign right now," hecontinued. "I've always been the underdog."

Harshbarger played the part of the underdogscrapper well, continuing on the offensive againstCellucci through the homestretch.

"The voters have a clear choice: four moreyears of special interest politics, a lake ofethical standards and backroom deals or newleadership they can trust," he said.

Harshbarger attempted to make the ethical issuea reason for voters to dump Cellucci.

"It's time to clean house," he said. I have arecord for standing up against special interest."

Cellucci's supporters dismissed Harshbarger'saccusations, saying Harshbarger was just trying toprop himself up in the polls.

"It's an attempt by a candidate who's graspingat straws in the last days of the campaign,"Feddeman said.

Voters say one issue that could give the edgeto Cellucci is the strong economy, with satisfiedvoters content to let the status quo stand.

"When economic times are good, people arereluctant to change candidates," he said."Cellucci has been saying that economic times aregood [and] why switch?"

Despite each campaign's confidence, neitherCellucci nor Harshbarger can afford to coastthrough these last few days with polls as close asthey are. Whether they are swayed by issues in theeconomy, education or their records in office,undecided voters will make both candidates workhard to gain their crucial vote on Tuesday

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