Preliminary day is on the horizon in Boston — voters on Tuesday will whittle down the pack of candidates, with the mayoral race front and center.

Emerson polling shows Mayor Michelle Wu with a 50 percentage point lead over her nearest challenger, Josh Kraft. Other candidates, like Domingos DaRosa and Robert Cappucci, are both in the low single digits.

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"I'm feeling great energy across the city and feel a sense we'll be in the top two through the preliminary process," Wu said.

But even with headwinds, Kraft said he's pressing forward, promising to continue his candidacy regardless of Tuesday's outcome.

"Polls don't decide elections, people do," he said. "Of course I'm staying in the race." Political analyst Sue O'

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