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Boston Mayor's Blowout Victory Jolts CEOs Seeking New Direction [ungated] - "Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is coasting to reelection after her main opponent quit the race, giving her a commanding mandate that's putting city business leaders on edge."

The progressive Democrat defeated Josh Kraft by a wide margin in September’s preliminary contest, despite a record fundraising haul for the challenger. While Kraft received some big checks from out-of-town friends of his billionaire father, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, most of the more than $10 million raised by the campaign and his super political action committee came from executives and others in the Boston area.

His donors lost that bet. Now, Wu is running unopposed in the Nov. 4 general election after consolidating support through her fiery denunciations of President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.

also btw...

This Democrat Proves You Can Be Principled, Effective—and Popular - "Zohran Mamdani has pointed to Boston Mayor Michelle Wu as a model. There are many good reasons why."
The rise and rise of Zohran Mamdani - "In a UK exclusive, the New York mayoral candidate says there's no limit to the possibilities of his politics."
Can Progressive Mayors Redeem the Democratic Party? - "Zohran Mamdani isn't the only candidate challenging the status quo—and having fun doing it."
Mayor to Mayor: a conversation between Bernie Sanders and Zohran Mamdani - "I sat down with one of my political idols and mentors, ?@BernieSanders?. We discussed how Bernie got his start in politics as mayor of Burlington, Vermont... We talked about everything from street plowing, foreign policy, and the importance of bringing joy to your city as mayor."

Look, nobody is an island to himself or herself, right? We all got it from somebody else. And I got it from other people. And they got it from somebody else. The fight for justice has gone on for a few thousand years. And we’re continuing it. And you're going to be in a position to do a whole lot.

AOC's 2028 decision: Run for president or Senate - "A Senate race between Schumer and Ocasio-Cortez, 35, would be a generational clash pitting the Democratic Party's leading traditionalist against its star insurgent progressive."

posted by kliuless (7 comments total) 19 users marked this as a favorite

The optimistic and pragmatic leftist politics of Wu, Mamdani and Katie Wilson (Seattle) is such a breath of fresh air. They just want to make life better in simple, tangible ways for ordinary people. It's an incredibly powerful message, and the fact that it is proving to be overwhelmingly popular is a rare example of something we can be hopeful about in this benighted age. The fact that business leaders and mainstream Dems are so freaked out about it is frankly really kind of telling on themselves if you ask me.

Now if we can just get some white guys who understand how to do this trick, too.
posted by Smedly, Butlerian jihadi at 4:05 AM on October 2 [13 favorites]

At least Kraft had the decency to formally withdraw his name from the ballot (Wu is now officially unopposed) instead of leaving it there as an open invitation to ratfuck the election between now and November.

That's about the only good thing I can say about the guy. He's kind of vapid. He was so obviously selected by a cabal of business leaders to be the white knight that would save Boston from the scourge of an effective mayor who actually cares. And Wu beat him by almost fifty points.
posted by RonButNotStupid at 5:47 AM on October 2 [6 favorites]

People are gasping for real opposition and a real alternative like it’s oxygen. The idea that Democrats can win by being bland enough to appeal to everyone has been so thoroughly discredited that it’s impossible to believe its advocates believe it.
posted by Horace Rumpole at 6:40 AM on October 2 [12 favorites]

The idea that Democrats can win by being bland enough to appeal to everyone has been so thoroughly discredited that it’s impossible to believe its advocates believe it.

It's kind of encouraging that Kraft was a candidate at all. The bench for bland, business-friendly Democrats is so shallow the only guy they could find was a man who is so obviously compromised by his billionaire Trump-licking father. What were they even thinking?
posted by RonButNotStupid at 7:01 AM on October 2 [5 favorites]

They were hoping peoples’ loyalty to the football team his father owns, would allow him get more votes, but the actual voting population of Boston isn’t the same as the outer-ring suburbs, which is the closest the ghouls funding his campaigns have been to Boston in years.
posted by Jon_Evil at 7:07 AM on October 2 [6 favorites]

I'm very proud of my fellow left-leaning Wu!
posted by Dr. Wu at 7:40 AM on October 2 [1 favorite]

Curious question for Bostonians - what has Wu's campaign visibility been like?

Because I'd wager that inspiring people to register and vote in the first place also had a pretty big role to play in Mamdani's success thus far down here (well, that and the fact that he was up against Eric Adams and Cuomo....)
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 8:29 AM on October 2

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