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Let's get a completely unscientific idea of who will win Boston's mayoral primary with an internet poll. As you know by now, four candidates are in the running, and only two will survive tomorrow's primary. We've fashioned two questions for you, which you can answer after the jump. more ›

The Globe announced its endorsements for mayor today, and they really didn't come as a shock. Menino and Flaherty. Of Menino, the Globe writes: more ›

We could see it coming. The Secretary of State has ordered the seizure of city computers due to suspicion that Menino aide Michael Kineavy has been deleting emails in violation of public records law. The state has ordered the city to attempt to recover the emails. The administration was able to locate just 18 e-mails to or from Kineavy in the period from Oct. 1, 2008 to March 31, 2009. Considering we get that many emails an hour, something seems sketchy. more ›

The Globe tries to make up for systematically ignoring his campaign by running a lengthy profile of novelty candidate for mayor Kevin McCrea that describes how McCrea went from being "the Motorcycle Guy" who lost a city council race in 2005 to the suit-wearing crusader-gadfly who, he says, has a serious chance at winning the mayor's seat. It's a pretty puffy article that teaches you, among other things, that McCrea claims to have been a competitive ice sculptor (?) and a chess prodigy. [Globe] more ›

As we predicted, we didn't make it home in time to watch tonight's Boston mayoral debate on Channel 25, which was helpfully scheduled for rush hour. Luckily for us, Adam Gaffin was available to liveblog it. The highlights? Michael Flaherty doesn't know how much it costs to ride the T. Yoon explained why there are four candidates in the race. The moderator asked Menino if he thought he spoke like an imbecile. McCrea yelled a lot. [Universal Hub] more ›

"Power," "Corruption," "Lies." Throw in "Blue Monday," and the Boston mayoral debate could have been a New Order album. So, you watched the debate on WBZTV, or, at the very least, you read our marginally coherent live blog. What did you think? Who won the debate? more ›

Strap in, Bostonist readers, because we are going to live blog tonight's Boston mayoral debates. Just a warning: We aren't the brightest on the block when it comes to local politics. If you're looking for insightful wonkery, go to BlueMassGroup. If you're looking for jokes about Menino's articulation or Michael Flaherty's tie, stick around here. As always, the most recent update will be on top. more ›

Blogger and Twitter user Aaron Cohen quizzed Boston's mayoral candidates about one of the great unknowns in this year's campaign: their respective tastes in fine dining. The results sound as message-focussed as anything in the campaign. Flaherty likes Eastie Italian joint Rino's because of "the chicken parm and warm neighborhood family feel
." Menino hedges his bets: "I like any restaurant in Boston that serves good food." Yoon likes unpretentious fancy food like what you'll find at Aquitaine or Petit Robert—he also gives a shout-out to "farmers markets, bodegas with produce, and roof gardens." [WhereToEat.in] more ›

Despite the sweet t-shirts, YouTube channels, rock band endorsements, and shiny new presents from the city, the 2009 Boston mayoral race has been kind of a snoozer. Sure, Menino's opponents have dogged his record on development, education, and crime, painting him as a dictatorial autocrat with his hands on every municipal project. But, when you open up the dictionary to "Mayor of Boston," the entry reads "dictatorial autocrat with his hands on every municipal project." Menino's most polemical opponent, the South End developer Kevin McCrea hasn't gotten much traction outside of the Boston wonk corner of the internet. more ›

Four months from tomorrow, Bostonians will vote in a mayoral election. Do you know who you'll be casting your vote for? Bostonist will be checking out some of the candidates over the next few months. Today, Michael Flaherty. more ›

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The Globe ran an editorial yesterday telling us that having an actual race for mayor this year would be good for the city. Kind of a snoozefest if you ask us. You may love our Mayor for Life, but it's not newsworthy to ask him to earn that status by running against some other people. So far those people are looking like city councilors Sam Yoon and Michael Flaherty, plus the inevitable fringe candidates. [Kevin McCrea officially launched his mayoral campaign yesterday. --Ed] more ›