Backed by super PAC, Wu’s challenger showing his true colors
I just have to shake my head after reading that a super PAC aligned with mayoral candidate Josh Kraft is spending another $1 million — bringing its total to $2.4 million — to attack Mayor Michelle Wu (Metro, May 30). Couldn’t all these resources be put to better use? As Globe Metro columnist Adrian Walker suggests in his May 29 column (“Ideas? What ideas, Josh?’’), Kraft’s campaign has been loaded with money but short on substance. In fact, at the first mayoral debate, Kraft did not know what ward he was in.
For Kraft to make the campaign get ugly so early, while trying to separate himself from his father, billionaire Robert Kraft, and Donald Trump, is an obvious contradiction. This Democrat has distanced himself from his dad and his dad’s politics, but by allowing big money and big negativity into the race, he’s shown his true colors.
I, for one, am full-on supporting Wu. Although she is not perfect, she has shown herself to have integrity and to be a real fighter for the people of Boston, which is what the city needs.
Mimi Elmer
Cambridge
Take a cue from Maine: Curb the influence of outside money
Re “Pro-Kraft PAC drops $1.4m to fight Wu’’ (Metro, May 27): One lesson from the last 10 years is that nothing is local. National groups and multibillionaires dabble in local politics as if playing a game, piling their chips on red or blue.
Massachusetts should stand with its New England neighbor to the north to reject such undue outside influence. In 2020 Maine rejected Democrat Sara Gideon’s US Senate bid against Republican Susan Collins in part because of resentment of outside money, and last year Maine voters approved Question 1, aimed at reducing the impact of outside money on local matters.
It’s past time for Boston and our proud state to reject super PAC money and ads such as those aimed at installing Josh Kraft over Mayor Michelle Wu. Come on, Boston, show the country we can determine what is best for our cities and Commonwealth by ourselves.
Roselyn Kubek
Pembroke
