He polls as being in touch with the common man.
How do you think the common man is going to react when they find out that John and Teresa had Mayor Menino move a fire hydrant from in fron of their house so that Teresa and John could park their Mercedes there?
How many "common men" could have the mayor move a fire hydrant, a public safety issue, all the way to the next block?
Johnny's got some splaining to do.