Michelle Wu and Josh Kraft 43-29 in 1st head-to-head survey

Michelle Wu leads Josh Kraft in race for Boston mayor, poll finds
Michelle Wu holds a double-digit lead over philanthropist Josh Kraft in the race for Boston mayor, a new poll from Emerson College finds. The preliminary election to narrow the field down to two candidates is in September. The poll asked more than 600 registered voters who they would vote for if the election were held today.
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu leads challenger Josh Kraft by 14 percentage points in early poll of mayor’s race
The survey offers the first early look at the matchup between the first-term progressive mayor and her most prominent challenger.
Boston’s largest police union to endorse Mayor Wu this week
Mayor Michelle Wu has secured a vital endorsement from the city’s largest police union. The Boston Police Patrolman’s Association will endorse her reelection bid on Thursday morning, when it will be officially announced.
Boston’s largest police union will endorse Mayor Wu for reelection over Josh Kraft
Boston’s largest police officers' union will endorse incumbent Mayor Michelle Wu for reelection on Thursday afternoon, its leadership said. The Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association said its members voted “overwhelmingly” to support Wu at the union’s most recent monthly meeting.
Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association officially endorses Mayor Michelle Wu in reelection race
The endorsement is the first time in more than 30 years that the city's largest police union has supported a Boston mayor for reelection, the union said.
Amid uptick in downtown crime, Boston Mayor Wu unveils plan to clean up Mass and Cass spillover
As crime has reached a 7-year high in Downtown Crossing, Boston’s mayor, top cop and prosecutor are blaming congregate drug ...
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Boston mayor says police will target public drug use
Mayor Michelle Wu announced new efforts to increase police enforcement around congregate drug use at a press conference in Downtown Boston on Wednesday.
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Boston Mayor Outlines Plan to Stop Open-Air Drug Market
The plan comes after crime in Downtown Crossing and other areas throughout the city has reached a seven-year high due to drug ...
‘The Gulf of Weymouth?’ Local mayor wants to make the South Shore ‘great again’
Weymouth Mayor Bob Hedlund, with tongue firmly planted in cheek, wrote an executive order to rename Higham Bay to the Gulf of Weymouth.
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Josh Kraft formally launches campaign to run against Boston Mayor Michelle Wu
BOSTON – Josh Kraft, the son of New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, formally launched his campaign for mayor of Boston on ... on his work starting the South Boston Boys and Girls Club ...
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Josh Kraft, son of Patriots owner Robert Kraft, launches Boston mayoral bid
A Massachusetts man with a familiar name has thrown his helmet into the race to be the next mayor ... of Boston. Kraft is relatively new to Boston, purchasing a condo in the North End for $2.5 ...
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Josh Kraft to launch campaign for mayor of Boston
Josh Kraft, the son of billionaire Robert Kraft and president of the New England Patriots Foundation, is expected to officially kick off his campaign for mayor of Boston Tuesday morning in ...
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Patriots Owner’s Son Challenges Michelle Wu for Mayor of Boston
Kraft, and the head of the team’s philanthropic foundation, announced on Tuesday that he is running against Mayor Michelle ... promised to end the proliferation of bike lanes in Boston ...