Boston's 2013 municipal election was extraordinary not just as the first open Mayoral race in twenty years or the free-wheeling preliminaries, but because Marty Walsh and Michelle Wu secured victory with very unorthodox neighborhood … [Read more...]
Archives for November 9, 2013
The Fat Lady Is Finally Singing in Lawrence…The Show’s Finally Over For Willie.
Good riddance to Mayor-No More Willie Lantigua. Yesterday we waited in suspense trying to figure out what the corrupt Lawrence mayor would do to try to steal the election from the people of Lawrence who voted him out of office last … [Read more...]
Open Thread: Building Bridges in the Athens of America
I just love Walsh's victory -- how he did it, the diverse coalition, the classy operation he ran, his efforts to keep it clean. And yes, I even love that he got outside labor money. They saw a fight, and they wanted in. Good for them. Good … [Read more...]