In the Neighborhood
"They are historically more faithful voters," Koocher says.
Some councillors can trace their longevity in the council to specific neighborhoods--Timothy J. Toomey in East Cambridge, for example, or Henrietta Davis in Cambridgeport or Kathleen L. Born in Porter Square.
"I don't think there's a candidate with a stronger neighborhood base than Kathy Born," Koocher says.
With two council heavyweights--Mayor Francis H. Duehay '55 and former mayor Sheila T. Russell--retiring after this year, many longtime number one votes that traditionally went to them will be up for grabs.
And candidates are trying their best to snag those votes.
Former Cambridge mayor Barbara Ackermann, also a host of "Inside Out", says that Russell's strong base of support in the northwest section of the city means that vice-mayor Anthony D. Galluccio and candidates David P. Maher and Bob Goodwin will benefit the most from her absence.
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