‘Eagle-Eyed’: Boston Mayoral Election Race, Marty Walsh and Tito Jackson

On this episode…

• The race for mayor of Boston between Mayor Marty Walsh and Tito Jackson, a city councilman, comes to a close today, as voters take to the polls between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m.
• The issues facing Boston and how the candidates promise to approach them.
• Hear from metro staffer Molly Duggan, who has been reporting on the campaigns for The Heights.

Some additional background reading and watching:

• Our previous articles about the race, from a post-summer recap to the results of the preliminary election in September.
• Check out Molly Duggan’s summary of each candidate’s education policies and her experience at a recent Dorchester forum featuring the two finalists.
• The latest coverage by The Boston Globe and The Boston Herald.
• The Imagine Boston 2030 plan that has been touted by Mayor Marty Walsh.
• Read the NAACP’s grades.
• The early-October WBUR poll on the issues Bostonians find most prevalent.
• The campaign websites for each candidate: Tito Jackson and Marty Walsh.
• Full videos of the Mayoral debates, one on Oct. 11 and the other on Oct. 24.
• Greater Boston interviews with Walsh and Jackson, respectively, on their 2017 election bids.

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