Mass. Politics Profs: Biden's second year in office begins on a bleak note

<p>This week on <em>Under the Radar with Callie Crossley</em>:</p> <p>Voters will elect at least <strong><a href="https://www.wgbh.org/news/local-news/2022/01/11/as-rollins-becomes-us-attorney-mass-undergoes-a-transformation-in-local-das" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">three new district attorneys in Massachusetts</a></strong> this year. Whoever wins will determine how nonviolent crimes are handled, and influence long-term criminal justice reform. Plus, the doomed voting rights bills have sunk on President Biden’s watch. Does this set the tone for his second year in office? And Massachusetts’ seven-termed secretary of state will face off against a formidable challenger: Boston NAACP President <strong><a href="https://www.wgbh.org/news/politics/2022/01/18/naacps-sullivan-announces-bid-for-secretary-of-commonwealth" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tanisha Sullivan</a></strong>.</p> <p>It’s our <strong><a href="https://www.masspoliticsprofs.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mass Politics Profs</a></strong> roundtable!</p> <p><strong>Guests:</strong></p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.umb.edu/academics/cla/faculty/erin_obrien" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Erin O’Brien</a></strong>, associate professor of political science at the University of Massachusetts Boston.</p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.umb.edu/academics/cla/faculty/luis_jimenez" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Luis Jiménez</a></strong>, associate professor of political science at the University of Massachusetts Boston.</p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.masspoliticsprofs.org/prof-duquette/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jerold Duquette</a></strong>, associate professor of political science at Central Connecticut State University.</p>