Alice K. Wolf, the Democratic state representative from Cambridge, agrees with Sullivan, saying Harshbarger's intensified campaigning may help explain the more than $162,000 in campaign donations the former Middlesex County district attorney has collected from city residents.

"He's had a very active campaign," Wolf says. "I don't know if it's a vote for a favorite son. It's his general record that has really earned him support."

With $1,079,171 in his campaign war chest as of August 15, political analysts like Glen Koocher '71 of Cambridge say Harshbarger is well prepared to take on Cellucci in the general elections.

The other Democratic candidates are way behind in the fund raising race. Former State SenatorPatricia McGovern has raised $41,168 as of the endof August, and by mid-August former U.S.Representative Brian Donnelly reported a mere$10,509 in campaign contributions.

"Donnelly has run a very credible campaign butwhen push comes to shove he doesn't have the moneyto get on television," says Stephen Bilafer, apress secretary for McGovern.

A registered Republican since 1970 when hefirst registered to vote, Koocher became anindependent so he could vote in the Democraticprimary for McGovern.

"She is gutsy and honorable with a reallyeffective mix of substantive knowledge, savvinessand realism," Koocher says. "I genuinely think PatMcGovern should be governor of Massachusetts."

Still, Koocher admits that McGovern needs a"minor miracle" to win the Democratic nomination.

"She's got to pray that Monica Lewinsky namesScott Harshbarger alongside Bill Clinton," hesays.

But until that happens, Harshbarger says hewill continue campaigning using the same strategythat won him the party endorsement in July andmade him the candidate to beat heading into theDemocratic primary.

"I intend to keep doing what I'm doing--runningon my record of taking on big tobacco, protectingthe elderly and the environment, saving our urbanneighborhoods," Harshbarger said last week.

"I'm running against Paul Cellucci. I'm tryingto convince my Democratic and independent friendsthat I'm the one to beat him," he added.

Acting the Part

For Cellucci, the primary campaign has beenless about emerging from the pack as much as ithas been about defending himself from the attacksof his Republican opponent, State Treasurer JosephD. Malone '78.

Malone, a Waltham native who was voted tostatewide office in 1990, is using campaign ads tolabel Cellucci as a liberal who stands by suchprominent Democrats as Hillary Clinton.

"Malone's negative campaigning has been amongone of the most regrettable in recent memory,"Antrobus says. "Calling Cellucci a liberal isabsurd."