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Boston elects Wu, first woman and Asian American as mayor
AP ^ | 11/03/2021 | Steve LeBlanc

Posted on 11/03/2021 6:20:26 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

BOSTON (AP) — Boston voters, marking a key milestone in the city’s long political history, for the first time elected a woman and an Asian American as mayor on Tuesday, tapping City Councilor Michelle Wu to serve in the city’s top political office.

Wu’s victory marks a turning point for the city. Boston had only elected white men as mayor before her.

“One of my sons asked me the other night if boys can be elected mayor of Boston,” Wu told supporters. “They have been, and they will again someday, but not tonight.”

The choice of Wu over fellow Boston City Councilor Annissa Essaibi George is just the latest marker of how much the Boston of not-so-long-ago — known for its ethnic neighborhoods, glad-handing politicians and mayors with Irish surnames — is giving way to a new Boston.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: asian; boston; mayor; wu
Who cares if she is Asian or purple or whatever. She is just a another "progressive" loser. She will just be as bad as the white men who came before her.
1 posted on 11/03/2021 6:20:26 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
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2 posted on 11/03/2021 6:21:54 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (Alec Baldwin has killed more people than the Jan 6 protesters. And he will serve less jail time.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Boys can’t be elected mayor of Boston. Neither can girls. Only adult men and adult women can hold the office.


3 posted on 11/03/2021 6:22:29 AM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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Way to go, Boston! Get ready to become East Seattle.


4 posted on 11/03/2021 6:23:10 AM PDT by mikey_hates_everything
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To: ChicagoConservative27

I just can’t get enough of female and minority news stories...


5 posted on 11/03/2021 6:23:16 AM PDT by EEGator
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Who cares if she is Asian or purple or whatever. She is just a another “progressive” loser. She will just be as bad as the white men who came before her.


Relax. It’s Boston. What did you expect?😜


6 posted on 11/03/2021 6:24:46 AM PDT by cuban leaf (My prediction: Harris is Spiro Agnew. We'll soon see who becomes Gerald Ford, and our next prez.)
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To: EEGator

I just can’t get enough of female and minority news stories...


- Republicans take back #Virginia and Winsome Sears makes history as first Lieutenant Governor woman of color.


7 posted on 11/03/2021 6:25:11 AM PDT by janetjanet998
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To: ChicagoConservative27

What will the AP do once all the boxes have been checked off? I guess they’ll resort to sillier and sillier headlines: ‘Boston elects first transgender person with size 11 1/2 shoes.’


8 posted on 11/03/2021 6:25:25 AM PDT by Leaning Right (The steal is real.)
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To: EEGator

Just imagine the excitement if the new mayor was a man in a dress...

The first ‘woman’ mayor of Boston...


9 posted on 11/03/2021 6:28:55 AM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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To: janetjanet998

Thanks…


10 posted on 11/03/2021 6:30:25 AM PDT by EEGator
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To: Tennessee Nana

As long as “he” is drunk and Irish, Boston will welcome it.


11 posted on 11/03/2021 6:31:45 AM PDT by EEGator
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To: ChicagoConservative27
Boston elects Wu, first woman and Asian American as mayor.

Maybe she will do something about Harvard's discriminatory practices against Asians.

(Not holding my breath.)

12 posted on 11/03/2021 6:34:40 AM PDT by Jess Kitting
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Not to be confused with Michelle Rhee, Washington DC educator.


13 posted on 11/03/2021 6:41:10 AM PDT by The people have spoken (Proud member of Hillary's basket of deplorables)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Can you hear me, Doctor?


14 posted on 11/03/2021 6:44:09 AM PDT by left that other site (A Man Without Self-Control is like a City Broken Into and Left Without Walls (Proverbs 25:28))
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To: ChicagoConservative27

She is going to Lower The Cost Of Living.


15 posted on 11/03/2021 6:47:35 AM PDT by Scrambler Bob (My /s is more true than your /science (or you might mean /seance))
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Seriously, who the hell cares what a candidate looks like or their ancestry.

White liberals losing there mind in joy whenever a minority wins an election. Can’t tell you anything about their positions but:

” look at me! I’m such a good person - I voted for the color person!!

Meanwhile they have no idea who Winsome Sears is.

Michelle Wu is an extreme left wing nutcase who has been described as a protege of Elizabeth Warren. Claims she is going to make the MBTA ( public transportation ) free however doing so is not possible for her.

Good luck, Boston - you continue to suck.


16 posted on 11/03/2021 7:19:16 AM PDT by warsaw44
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To: ClearCase_guy

They elected a covid variant for mayor?


17 posted on 11/03/2021 7:49:56 AM PDT by Pollard (PureBlood -- youtube.com/watch?v=VXm0fkDituE)
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To: Verginius Rufus

There you go with the gender labels.


18 posted on 11/03/2021 8:04:37 AM PDT by bgill (Which came first, the vax or the virus?)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Wu-who?
Another incompetent Marxist?


19 posted on 11/03/2021 9:08:53 AM PDT by vpintheak (Live free, or die!)
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