By adamg on Thu., 10/5/2017 - 9:08 am
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....
By Bob Leponge
Thu, 10/05/2017 - 10:53am
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 ...
By adamg
Thu, 10/05/2017 - 10:59am
Jackson also said he wouldn't cross a picket line, either.
Yes but
By cybah
Thu, 10/05/2017 - 11:06am
If Marty wasn't there.. who would Tito debate?
Tito wants to debate, four times
By anon
Thu, 10/05/2017 - 6:07pm
That's a given
By Bob Leponge
Thu, 10/05/2017 - 11:12am
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....
By Marco
Thu, 10/05/2017 - 3:34pm
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
By mseskin
Thu, 10/05/2017 - 5:32pm
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
By Residente
Thu, 10/05/2017 - 12:23pm
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?
By anon
Fri, 10/06/2017 - 2:28am
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?
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