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Mass Politics Profs: Midterm elections reaction

2022/11/13
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This week on Under the Radar with Callie Crossley:

The November 8th midterm elections brought some historic victories; Maura Healey became the first LGBTQ person to be elected governor in the history of the United States. But it also brought some surprises; the "red wave" Republicans were predicting was more of a trickle. 

We spent a full hour with the Mass Politics Profs to hear what they had to say in the wake of the elections.

Find more of their analysis on their blog).

Guests:

Shannon Jenkins) is the interim assistant dean of the college of arts and sciences at UMass Dartmouth and a professor of political science.

Erin O’Brien) is an associate professor of political science at UMass Boston.

Luis Jiménez) is an assistant professor of political science at UMass Boston.