He is aggressively courting women in his campaign, last week holding a “women’s event” with such luminaries as Vicki Kennedy, the wife of Senator Edward M. Kennedy ‘54-’56.
The Menino reelection committee seems to recognize the lack of particular constituencies falling to Davis-Mullen in naming its target demographic.
“The campaign intends on courting every constituency in the city of Boston,” says Michael S. Kelley, Menino’s campaign spokesman.
Dialogue About Debate
Seemingly everyone-from community organizations to unions to Davis-Mullen’s fellow city councilors-welcomes the chance at dialogue that a real election with two contenders creates.
“The last time the mayor ran, he had no opposition,” says Bolling, Menino’s former political rival. “With no one running against him, none of the issues came up.”
On April 23, Davis-Mullen challenged Menino to a series of six debates, but the mayor has not yet directly replied.
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