By Jay Fitzgerald – A blog about Boston, Hub of the Universe, and everything else.


Wu’s strong position (mostly)

The Globe’s Adrian Walker is right (mostly): Mayor Michelle Wu is in a strong position to win re-election this year against one rival, and possibly another rival, both with ties to the business community. … To be sure: Wu is no Tom Menino, her once-upon-a-time mayoral mentor. She’s no ‘urban mechanic,’ no Ms. Fix-It. She’s a mild disappointment precisely because she often chooses ideology over pragmaticism. She also has a sanctimonious streak that’s off-putting to many. But she’s not off-putting enough for most supporters to abandon her. She’s still an incumbent mayor who has run and won citywide elections. And her $650,000 performance in D.C. the other week certainly didn’t hurt her prospects.

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