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To: raccoonradio

Yesterday Howie mentioned that Peter Lucas was told by Mayor White that he would run again; White was not nec. a fan of Lucas but he told him. And: (WBUR):”The front page of the next morning’s Herald blared: “White Will Run.”
Later that day, when local TV stations went live to the mayor for his much-anticipated announcement, White announced he wasn’t running. In the Herald newsroom, reporters saw Lucas turn gunmetal gray. He walked to his typewriter and banged out his letter of resignation.

“I was stunned,” he remembers. When he handed the resignation over, the publisher said, “Oh forget it. This is great for circulation.” http://www.wbur.org/2012/01/29/kevin-white-commentary


21 posted on 03/28/2013 7:49:29 AM PDT by raccoonradio
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Carr: Hope burns eternal in open field
No clear front-runner
Friday, March 29, 2013

Howie Carr

Do you realize there have been more papal conclaves over the past 50 years than open-seat Boston mayoral elections?

Which means we have very little data to predict who’s 
going to come out on top in November. But let’s go back and study what we have learned from those three open elections — 1967, 1983 and 1993.

Remember, municipal fights are “nonpartisan.” You have a preliminary, which 
reduces the field to two candidates, and only two. No straw candidates in the 
final — you can put in people in the preliminary to drain off an opponent’s votes — but the final comes down to just two. No Tim Cahill, no 
Christy Mihos.

Sorry, Deval. Now you see why Mr. 49 Percent ran for governor and not mayor.

In those three earlier elections, unlike this year, there was an obvious early front-runner, someone who was assured of getting into the final. In 1967, it was Louise Day Hicks. In 1983, Mel King. In 1993, acting Mayor Mumbles Menino.

So the battle came down to who would finish second and get into the final. In 1967, it was Kevin White. The 1983 undercard was between 
David Finnegan and Ray 
Flynn. The winner became the Great White Hope and the next mayor.

In 1993, it was state Rep. Jim Brett of the Bulger gang vs. Sheriff Bob Rufo of the county mob. Brett prevailed in the semis and then was crushed by Menino.

As Mumbles says, “Hope burns eternal in Boston.”

So you always have marginal candidates, like the eggheads. In 1967 it was Ed Logue, in 1983, Bob Kiley, in 1993, Chris Lydon. Now Paul Grogan is being “mentioned.” I’m sure Paul Guzzi would vote for Grogan if he could, but he can’t. This tends to be a problem for whoever the egghead candidate is. His fellow bicycle enthusiasts don’t tend to live in the city.

This year, though, the rules have changed somewhat. 
Instead of one Mr. Big and everybody else, this election will be like the playoffs, with two conferences, the liberal/minority division and the white/conservative/native 
division.

Ayanna Pressley is seeded No. 1 in the moonbat conference. Another city councilor, Charles Yancey, says he’s running, but c’mon.

Let’s call the other bracket the Dapper conference. It may get a little confusing because the two top-seeded candidates are named (Dan) Conley and (John) Connolly. Sportswriters would describe state Rep. Marty Walsh as a potential “spoiler.”

Translation: He can’t win.

I forgot to mention the one wild card in the fight — the hacks at City Hall. They’re always on the same side, the winning side. They have to be, or they’re out on the street. Some things never change.

22 posted on 03/29/2013 8:59:36 AM PDT by raccoonradio
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