Some Predictions
"Henrietta Davis will survive a threat," said Glenn S. Koocher '71, host of the political talk show "Cambridge Inside Out."
"I think all the incumbents will be re-elected," added Barbara Ackermann, a former mayor and Koocher's co-host.
In the 1997 election, all nine councillors were re-elected. This year, at least two new councillors will be elected due to the impending retirements of Mayor Francis H. Duehay '55 and Sheila T. Russell.
Among the challengers, Decker, Maher, Braude and Goodwin should have the strongest showing.
Thomas S. Rafferty, also a host of "Inside Out," said that Decker has crossed a lot of racial and class lines in her campaign.
"I think Marjorie Decker has run an awfully impressive campaign as a challenger," Rafferty said.
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