Has Boston Mayor Michelle Wu Cracked the Code on Progressive Governance in Blue Cities?
Four years ago, a 36 year-old Harvard Law grad and City Councilmember named Michelle Wu rolled to victory as the first elected female, non-white mayor of Boston. Since then, she's racked up further governing successes: Boston these days is often touted as the safest big city in the country, and Wu has delivered progressive wins (albeit incremental ones) on free transit, fair housing and a municipal Green New Deal.
Wu, up for re-election this year, provided an eye-popping demonstration of her broad popularity in the September primary. She blitzed her free-spending establishment opponent -- the…
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