A few cover both areas: Malenfant says Reeves "runs equally well citywide" and "Katherine Triantafillou gets a wide band of support."
Reeves points to his top finishes in the 1993 and 1995 elections and wide base of support.
That record "speaks for itself," he says.
Demographic groups--such as liberals, senior citizens, affordable housing stalwarts and students--play an important role in the municipal elections as well.
"The candidates have high regard for the senior citizen vote," says Leroy L. Cragwell, vice president of Cambridge's Council on Aging, citing the big senior picnics put on each year by candidates.
"They're constantly wooing and trying to do their best for the seniors," he says.
Cragwell says an incumbent who shows that he is sensitive to the concerns of seniors will have an advantage over challengers.
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