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No mayoral debate tonight: Neither candidate would cross a picket line
By adamg on Thu, 10/05/2017 - 9:08am
Both Marty Walsh and Tito Jackson pulled out of a debate planned for Channel 4 tonight because of a contract tiff between the station and union members over pay for longtime workers, the Globe reports. The union, an IBEW local, had planned a picket line.
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Color me cynical, but....
What immediately springs to mind was, "Marty doesn't want to debate; his buddies at IBEW throw up a picket line; Marty can now back out saving face."
Yeah, except ...
Jackson also said he wouldn't cross a picket line, either.
Yes but
If Marty wasn't there.. who would Tito debate?
Tito wants to debate, four times
That's a given
Of course. Knowing that neither candidate is going to cross the picket line using the IBEW to cancel the debate is a perfect judo move.
Adam....
C'MON!
It's so blatant. Big political machine Mahty is about to start pulling every hack move in the book.
No win for Tito
Sure, but it's a no win for Tito. Crossing a picket line is optically terrible.
Dirty play by Marty, but effective.
It is quite a coincidence
And Marty has yet to debate any challenger.
I don't see what he's so afraid of. I'm pretty sure, if he did debate and made a bunch of gaffes, he would still beat Tito.
Will Walsh back out of the remaining debate?
Walsh declined Tito's offer to reschedule the Friday night debate, and declined Tito's offer to schedule two more in addition. Will Walsh back out of the remaining debate?