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In a crowded, diverse mayoral field, where does Marty Walshâs base go? By Danny McDonald Globe Staff,Updated May 7, 2021, 5:33 p.m. Email to a Friend In 2017, Martin J. Walsh kicked off his reelection campaign outside Florian Hall in Dorchester.JohnTlumacki Martin J. Walshâs ascension from City Hall to US labor secretary not only triggered a crowded scramble in this yearâs mayorâs race but also raised the question of which candidate might inherit the voter base that powered the Dorchester Democratâs victories. While dozens of labor groups â Teamsters, painters, pipefitters â endorsed Walsh when he was running for mayor, providing his campaign with an army of volunteers, their support appears to be fracturing in this election. ....
POLITICO Every Boston mayor has been a white man. Will 2021 change that? The departure of Marty Walsh for the Biden administration creates a rare open-seat opportunity in the city and sets up an election that will be dominated by a debate about issues surrounding race. A campaign launch event is held outside the childhood home of mayoral candidate Andrea Campbell (left) in Boston. | Courtesy Alex Joachim, Instagram: byalexjoachim Updated: Link Copied BOSTON More than 250 years after a Black man became the first casualty of the American Revolution, felled by British troops during the Boston Massacre, this city of 700,000 still hasn’t elected a mayor who isn’t a white man. ....