The CCA, created in 1945 for "good government," has since played a leading role in Cantabrigian politics.
"The CCA has basically screened [candidates for] progressive or liberal voters," Koocher says.
This year, the CCA endorsed Born, Davis, Braude, Snowberg and Robert Winters; Marjorie C. Decker declined its endorsement. The idea is to present a full slate of qualified candidates.
But what use are the endorsements?
Koocher, for one, says he thinks the CCA's influence is waning.
"Even though the CCA is a shell of its former self, I think voters trust it to keep idiots off its slate card," he says.
Still, Koocher says some still place importance on the CCA endorsement.
"The CCA endorsement remains valuable because for a couple of generations of voters, it's been a pretty reliable indicator of who stands for the platform of the CCA," Koocher says.
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