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The political analysts credited Biden’s win to the appeal of the candidate himself.

The homeland security expert thinks that pockets of the country will experience major disruptions.

Some have expressed concerns that the marathon may be cancelled or delayed due to the spread of coronavirus.

The Trump aide weighed in on Super Tuesday, and why he doesn’t think the president has to worry about competition from the former Mass. Governor Bill Weld.

The former Republican governor said that Trump is too divisive to be president.

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is charting an unorthodox path to the White House. Bucking decades of political ritual, Bloomberg skipped formally participating in the first four contests of the Democratic primary and staked his ground on bringing in a big delegate haul on Super Tuesday, the day fourteen states vote.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Thursday, November 19th, 2018. We opened the lines to get your thoughts on the midterm results. We took Donald Trump’s press conference on the results of the election. National security expert Juliette Kayyem gave us her thoughts on the midterm results. Historian Nancy Koehn gave us some historical context for last night’s results. We opened the lines again to hear what you thought about the midterm results. TV expert Bob Thompson gave us his list of the best and worst shows on TV.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Tuesday, November 6th, 2018. It’s finally here — Election Day! We opened up the lines to ask you about your voting plans, including encouraging others to vote. NBC Sports anchor and reporter Trenni Kusnierek joined us to discuss USA Gymnastics in the aftermath of the Larry Nasser sex abuse scandals and a 30 year-old runner redefining “elite athlete.” We then continued our election coverage with ACLU Massachusetts Executive Director and ACLY Mass. Director Carol Rose. Then, no more flying high as Britain considers ending round-the-clock bar service at airports. Food writer Corby Kummer joined us for this and more. Investigative reporter Jen McKim joined us to discuss her latest story: the treatment at Judge Rotenberg Education Center: the stuff of miracles, or just abuse? CNN Anchor John King joined us for another Election Day update as the polls start rolling in. And Finally Dweezil Zappa joins us ahead of his performance Wednesday night at The Cabot. More information at thecabot.org and dweezilzappa.com.

Food critic and Senior Editor at The Atlantic Corby Kummer discussed the deceptive way soda companies are getting people to vote in their favor.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Monday, November 05th, 2018. Charlie Chieppo, from Chieppo Strategies, and Shannon O’Brien, former State Treasurer and Democratic nominee for governor, joined to talk about tomorrow's midterms. The GroundTruth Project's Charlie Sennott discussed the legacy of Germany's Angela Merkel. Voter turnout is expected to be high for the midterms, but many people still believe that their vote has no impact and choose not to participate in the elections. We opened the lines to hear if you are one of these people or know anyone who is choosing not to vote. Pete Souza, former White House photographer for Barack Obama, discussed his new book, Shade: A Tale of Two Presidents. Reverends Irene Monroe and Emmett Price joined us for another edition of All Revved Up. Poet Richard Blanco gave us some election themed poetry. Daylight savings was on Sunday, so you know what that means, our annual conversation on whether or not you think we should keep daylight savings.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Friday, November 11th, 2018. We asked you about negative campaigning. Do you find that you are more responsive to a candidate who points out the flaws of an opponent? Or one who campaigns on a positive message? Shirley Leung, interim editorial page editor for the Boston Globe, discussed her paper's endorsements in local races. Beat the Press host Emily Rooney shared her thoughts on infamous mobster Whitey Bulger's death in prison. Google employees across the country — including at their offices in Cambridge — staged a walk-out to protest the company's sexual harassment policies. Tech writer Andy Ihnatko explained. Callie Crossley, host of "Under the Radar with Callie Crossley," looked at Oprah Winfrey stumping for gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams in Georgia and a viral article explaining why some young people aren't voting this year. Playwright Ryan Landry gave us his thoughts about about the new Freddie Mercury/Queen biopic. We're pitting donkeys against elephants for our election-themed News Quiz. Bill Langbauer is an elephant expert and a professor at Bridgewater State University, and Judy Ballantine is a founding member of "Save Your Ass Long Ear Rescue."