Politics Panel: From Platner to Rollins, it’s One Scandal After Another.
About this episode
The episode discusses political scandals involving Graham Platner and Rachael Rollins, and their implications for voters.
Scandal-ridden Graham Platner easily defeated Governor Janet Mills to become the Democratic nominee for US Senate in Maine. Will his controversies hurt him with voters? How has the Trump era changed the way voters respond to political scandal? This week on Say More’s politics panel, Globe opinion writer Abdallah Fayyad and Joan Vennochi compare Platner’s campaign to another scandalous Democrat in Boston, Rachael Rollins, who is running to reclaim her role as Suffolk County District Attorney. Then, they discuss a compromise on Massachusetts rent control and the World Cup in Boston. Email us at saymore@globe.com
People in this episode
Host: The Boston Globe
Guests: Abdallah Fayyad, Joan Vennochi
Topics covered
- political scandal
- Maine politics
- voter response
- rent control
- World Cup
- Democratic nominee
Keywords
- Graham Platner
- Janet Mills
- Rachael Rollins
- political scandal
- Maine
- voter response
- rent control
- World Cup
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Suffolk County District Attorney, Say More
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