According to a Suffolk University/Boston Globe poll, Wu holds 60% support among likely voters heading into the September preliminary — a staggering 30‑point advantage over challenger Josh Kraft.

Daunasia Yancey, deputy director of Wu’s taxpayer‑funded LGBTQIA2S+ office (an org created in one of America’s already most LGBTQ‑friendly cities), was arrested this spring and charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. Yet Wu quietly gave her a 63% raise in a single year. Critics say Yancey was rewarded for ticking a woke box — while voters struggle to stay housed.

Then there’s Segun Idowu, Wu’s chief of economic opportunity and inclusion. He allegedly propositioned a young staffer — offering her a hotel room at a bar’s parking valet — but of course her office cleared him, while firing two staffers meaning Idowu keeps his six‑figure salary, despite Massachusetts, which is largely driven by Boston, ranking near the bottom for business growth in the US. Critics argue Wu hires incompetents and rewards them, then wonders why growth stalls.