IN THE CLOSING weeks of the Boston mayor’s race, Michelle Wu was name-checking her one-time boss, Tom Menino, a lot more than her former law professor, Elizabeth Warren. It was smart politics to remind voters that she wasn’t just a protege of the Senate lefty firebrand but was also very much a product of Tom […]
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Wu wins in a romp
MICHELLE WU, the daughter of Taiwanese immigrants who promised Boston residents bold change and an inclusive city government, rode a progressive wave to a resounding victory in the race for mayor on Tuesday. The 36-year-old Roslindale resident shattered twin barriers of gender and race to become the first woman and first person of color elected […]
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Boston mayoral candidates steer clear of firm goals for students
WHEN IT COMES to electing a mayor willing to take on the huge challenges facing the long-struggling Boston Public Schools, it seemed like this was the year that the stars might finally align. For the first time in nearly four decades, an open mayor’s race features two finalists who are also parents of children in […]
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Wu and Essaibi George face off in Boston mayoral debate
WITH LESS THAN three weeks to go before the election, Michelle Wu and Annissa Essaibi George faced off Wednesday night for the first time in a one-on-one debate in the race for mayor of Boston, each strongly arguing their case to voters who are poised to elect the first woman mayor in the city’s history. […]
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Poll shows big lead for Wu in Boston mayor’s race
SHE MAY BE the “teachah” and the “muthah” to take on the problems facing Boston, but Annissa Essaibi George faces a steep uphill climb to become the “mayah” if the first poll taken during the final election campaign is on the mark. The survey, conducted by the MassINC Polling Group, shows Michelle Wu with a […]
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Is it Wu’s race to lose?
BOSTON WILL ELECT a new mayor three weeks from today. Three debates, the first of which comes on Wednesday night, will finally give voters a chance to see the two contenders side by side. With those encounters still looming, and no polls yet released on the final election, “I’m not going to bet anybody out […]
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Ayanna Pressley endorses Michelle Wu in Boston mayor’s race
US REP. AYANNA PRESSLEY endorsed City Councilor Michelle Wu in the Boston mayor’s race, giving her campaign a high-profile progressive boost with just over a month to go before the November 2 election. In a statement released Friday morning, Pressley, a former city council colleague, called Wu a “partner in the fight for equity and […]
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The Sesame Street guide to the Boston mayor’s race
RUNNING FOR MAYOR of Boston is not child’s play, but a familiar jingle from a long-running children’s television show provides a useful template for considering how the candidates are positioning themselves to gain traction with the preliminary election less than two weeks away. A recurring feature on “Sesame Street,” used to help children understand how […]
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Boston mayor’s race looks tight
FOR THOSE WHO thought a new poll in the Boston mayor’s race — the first in almost two months — might clarify where the contest stands, it has. But not in a way that provides a clear picture of who is likely to advance from the September preliminary election to the one-on-one final in November. […]
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A call for mayoral candidates to address gun violence
A PROMINENT BLACK MINISTER who was part of the clergy-police partnership in the 1990s that helped stem gun violence in Boston is calling on the five mayoral candidates to offer more specifics on plans to address violence in the city’s neighborhoods. Rev. Eugene Rivers, a cofounder of the Boston Ten Point Coalition that worked to […]