The Horse Race
Your weekly look at politics, policy and elections in Massachusetts
Episode 20: Wild, Wild West Mass
This week we continue our tour of the commonwealth with hot takes from Suffolk County and western Massachusetts. The Dorchester Reporter's Jennifer Smith and MassLive's Gin Dumcius join us in the studio, and "West Mass" correspondent/MassINC Polling Group Research Director Rich Parr calls in to break down all the movement.
PLUS, what animal is featured in former Governor Bill Weld's official state house portrait? Tune in next week to find out.
**West Mass video and audio created by Steve Porter, PorterHouse Media (on behalf of The Greater Springfield Convention & Visitors Bureau and the Economic Development Council of Western Massachusetts).
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