He has had some problems with his language. The Bush campaign says declining the debate in Boston has nothing to do with the perceived hostile turf. It is a matter of geography. The trouble is, ornery Bostonians are not accepting being left out this time. Work continues at the University of Massachusetts as if the commission's planned October debate was an un-debateable fact.
Preparations here are well in hand.
Numbers like those are not likely to raise Bush's poll numbers in Massachusetts. Menino says it should. He's running for president of the United States. Making those decisions to go everywhere in America. Which is debatable.