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In the September 2021 primary, Boston voters ensured a woman of color would be the next Mayor of Boston. Now, as the general election approaches, it’s becoming more clear who that woman will be. We find ([link removed]) that Boston’s voters are poised to elect progressive Michelle Wu as their next mayor. Her election would be a massive win for climate activists, advocates for rent control and housing justice, and Bostonians who still identify as NUMTOTs ([link removed]) . (Which, according to our polling below, is actually probably most of Boston.)

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Wu has based her platform on wide investments in infrastructure and climate resiliency, proposing a Boston Green New Deal and free public transportation. We find that 78 percent of voters support the city government passing a Green New Deal, with similar margins of support for free public transportation.

Meanwhile, we find that the net favorability of Wu’s opponent, Anissa Eissabi-George, lags 32 points behind Wu’s. In a match-up, she loses every demographic to Wu except for one: Boston’s Republican voters.

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** Here are some other highlights from DFP over the past week:
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Voters want to rein in private equity

Everyone hates private equity — and new Data for Progress polling proves it. ([link removed]) We find that voters widely support the provisions of the Stop Wall Street Looting Act, a bill re-introduced by Sen. Elizabeth Warren this week.

The bill includes reforms aimed at protecting workers, boosting transparency for consumers, and holding private equity investors accountable for predatory practices. Our poll shows that, by a +30-point margin, voters support ([link removed]) the bill — including 60 percent of Independents and 35 percent of Republicans. Even when provided with arguments in opposition to the bill, the bill holds a +22-point margin of support.



Sen. Ed Markey for Data for Progress: “No Climate, No Deal.”

This week, Sen. Ed Markey guest-wrote for the Data for Progress blog! Sen. Markey held a press conference earlier this month emphasizing the importance of keeping climate provisions central to the Build Back Better bill. In his blog ([link removed]) , he stresses the urgency of climate change and its implications for future generations, who proved to be a powerful voting bloc in his own primary against former Rep. Joe Kennedy — and cites new Data for Progress polling showing that the climate provisions in the reconciliation bill, even the establishment of a Civilian Climate Corps, are still widely popular with voters.

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Sen. Markey says it best: “We will not compromise away the future of our young people and the climate they will inherit. We must keep climate central to the reconciliation package. I was proud to stand with young changemakers last week before the steps of the Capitol to make it clear to those who want to gut the President’s agenda. No climate, no deal.”

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From DFP

Blog: Sen. Markey: No Climate, No Deal ([link removed])

Blog: How The Founding Fathers Foresaw Extremism in The States — And How They Planned to Stop it ([link removed])

Blog: Voters Support Private Equity Reform ([link removed])

Blog:Prosecutors Have a Mandate for Criminal Justice Reform ([link removed])

Blog: Voters Want Michelle Wu to Be the Next Mayor of Boston ([link removed])

Memo: Women Have an Important Opportunity to Unite as a Diverse Coalition ([link removed])

DFP In The News

The New York Times:Joe Manchin Gonna Joe Manchin ([link removed])

The Atlantic:Kyrsten Sinema Isn’t Hitting the Panic Button ([link removed])

Huffpost:The U.S.’s Best Hope For Real Climate Policy Is Fizzling. What Happens Now? ([link removed])

Politico:Working through the Child Tax Credit ([link removed])

Huffpost:Money For Green Energy Creates More Jobs Than Fossil Fuel Investment, New Study Finds ([link removed])

Vox:Joe Manchin won’t support a key climate program. Alternatives won’t be enough. ([link removed])

Slate:Americans Don’t Want to Defund the Police. Here’s What They Do Want. ([link removed])

The Nation:Bernie Sanders Shows Democrats How to Deal With Joe Manchin ([link removed])

Mother Jones:Republicans Are Planning to Hijack the Next Election. Dems Are Squandering Their Chance to Stop Them. ([link removed])

Financial Times:Biden steps up efforts to sell social spending plan to confused voters ([link removed])

Common Dreams:'Should Be a No-Brainer': Biden Pushed to Back Long-Term Child Tax Credit Extension ([link removed])

Newsweek:50 Percent of Republicans Back Tax Hikes on Wealthiest Americans to Fund Biden's Agenda ([link removed])

MIT Management:Climate experts: Clean tech is here, now we need people power ([link removed])

The Week:Why Biden's team is pushing for a death penalty he won't execute ([link removed])

Common Dreams:Green Public Spending a 'Win-Win Opportunity' for Climate and Workers, Global Study Shows ([link removed])

Common Dreams:Here's the Message: No Climate, No Deal ([link removed])

Five Thirty Eight:A Majority Of Republican Voters Actively Want Trump To Run For President Again ([link removed])

Huffpost:Democrats’ Tax-The-Rich Plan Keeps Shrinking ([link removed])

Politico:The next city budget ([link removed])

AZ Central:Think nobody can topple Sen. Kyrsten Sinema? Wrong. She'd lose to these folks today ([link removed])

Truthout:Sinema Is “Obstacle to Progress,” Say 5 Vets Who Quit Her Advisory Panel ([link removed])

Truthout:Manchin’s Compromise Voting Rights Bill Gets Zero Support From GOP Senators ([link removed])

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