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YOU WONT BELIEVE: Amazon hq2 is roiling these mayoral races - What They Never Told You

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Mayoral debate at WGBH Studios, Boston, USA - 24 Oct 2017 (Credit: Nierman/REX/Shutterstock)

The application window for Amazon's second headquarters location has already closed, but the fervor surrounding the bidding war hasn't died down yet. The promise of thousands of new jobs and billions in municipal investments has made Amazon's future plans a prime debate topic this election season. In Boston, incumbent Mayor Marty Walsh is widely favored to win a second term over challenger city councilman Tito Jackson.

Amazon's second headquarters Boston is a front runnere. Olympics

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