Malenfant, however, says the CCA presents one of the only full slates,influencing voters significantly. The Alliance for Change--traditionally supporters of the more conservative Independent members of the council--is not endorsing this year.
"If you're the only organization that's endorsing anybody, it's bound
to have more impact," Malenfant says.
She added that the Lavender Alliance, the National Organization for Women and labor unions endorse individuals, but the CCA endorses an entire slate, thus leading to important transfers of votes between CCA candidates.
The endorsement helped at lesat one candidate so far: the heretofore dark horse Snowberg.
"That helped legitimate our campaign in the eyes of people who wouldn't have thought much of it [before]," Plosky says.
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