Garys
NES Member
Seriously. I don't think either of these guys is capable of a 'fix'.
That said, I'll confess my own disposition. I didn't vote - just couldn't get motivated. In doing the math I just wasn't able to get any feel for how my life (or my city for that matter) would be better or worse off with one or the other.
My wife's union was behind Walsh but I'd be surprised if she actually got around to voting herself.
I'm just happy not to have people ringing the door and having to pick up and discard a stack of campaign pamphlets every day.
This confuses me since Walsh is supposed to be on 718s side in a certain issue of importance to her union.
Other than that, I'm don't think a whole lot will change for most people in Boston. Whoever wins will continue whatever policies of Menino's policies that he agrees with and dump the others. Of course one of the first things to be done will be removing Menino's name from signs, vehicles, buildings, stationary, and so on, and replacing it with his name. Any department heads that haven't already left (Ed Davis) will be expected to tender their resignations. Then he'll appoint his own people to those positions and bring others in as staff.
The city will continue along it's trajectory more or less unchanged.