The Horse Race
Your weekly look at politics, policy and elections in Massachusetts
Bloopers: We Know Nothing About Horse Racing
Happy New Year Horse Race Fans!
To thank you for tuning in to our first season, we’re kicking off 2018 with a peek behind the editing curtain – WE'VE GOT BLOOPERS!
Next week we’ll return to our regular Friday morning schedule. Tune in for the must-have analysis (and polls!) on #mapoli’s most exciting elections and campaigns, and happy racing!
More episodes from The Horse Race
Episode 213: The Deal on the Bus
5/19/2022-- This week, Jenn and Lisa begin discuss what’s happening in the race for State Auditor – current Auditor Suzanne Bump endorsed candidate Chris Dempsey as her successor, calling …
Episode 212: SCOTUS shockwaves could shake Mass.
5/5/2022-- Today on The Horse Race, Steve and Lisa begin the episode by running through the newest fundraising numbers of the candidates running for statewide office. Plus, Lisa breaks down …
Episode 211: How many people have actually had COVID?
4/28/22--This week, Steve and Lisa discuss the state of COVID rates in Massachusetts, and what we might be missing when we talk about numbers of positive cases.
New data from The MassINC …
Episode 210: Stop, Drop, and Poll
4/21/22-- Today, The Horse Race is breaking down two state-focused polls out this week. The first is a poll conducted by the UMass Lowell Center for …
Episode 209: State House Roundup: Budget Theater
4/14/2022-- The Masachusetts House of Representatives released their FY 2023 budget proposal this week, and friends of the pod as well as State House News Service reporters Katie Lannan and …
Episode 208: Gateways takeaways for the UK
4/7/2022--This week on The Horse Race, we bring you another of the Internet's Finest: a list from anytimeestimate.com ranking Boston as the fourth-best "pizza city" in the U.S. In case you …
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