Politics Panel: Making Sense of Tuesday’s Primaries
About this episode
The episode discusses the outcomes of the Massachusetts primaries and the implications for incumbents and voter preferences.
Across the board in Massachusetts, older established incumbents successfully fought off younger rivals in Tuesday’s primaries, regardless of political platform. Does this outcome mean it’s impossible to beat a sitting lawmaker? Or does the closeness of some of these races reveal something else? How much does age matter to Massachusetts voters? And why isn’t Massachusetts - a lefty stalwart - seeing the same progressive swing as elsewhere in the country? On this month’s politics panel, Globe Opinion Editor Jim Dao talks about MA primary results with writers Abdallah Fayyad and Joan Vennochi. Email us at saymore@globe.com.
People in this episode
Host: Jim Dao
Guests: Abdallah Fayyad, Joan Vennochi
Topics covered
- primaries
- politics
- incumbents
- voter behavior
- progressive movement
Keywords
- Massachusetts primaries
- incumbents
- voter age
- political platform
- progressive swing
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Massachusetts
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