This week on Under the Radar with Callie Crossley:
The Nov. 8 midterm elections brought some historic victories: Maura Healey became the first lesbian to be elected governor in the history of the United States, just before Oregon's Governor-elect Tina Kotek also broke that barrier; Andrea Campbell became the first Black person elected to statewide office in Massachusetts; and Healey and Lieutenant Governor-elect Kim Driscoll are one of the country’s first all-female executive duos.
But the midterms also brought some surprises, as 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.
