The Scrum

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This Is The Remix Dec 23, 2014

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We turned The Scrum over to the musically-inclined reporter/producer/composer Edgar B Herwick III this week for a Scrum remix we call 'Scrum-Pa-Pum-Pum'. Happy holidays!

Every Party Has A Pooper Dec 17, 2014

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Will the Mass. Democrats who backed Republican Charlie Baker in the recent governor's race pay a price? Also in this episode: Charlie Baker's resolutions for 2015; David Bernstein surfaces; Democratic analyst Mara Dolan joins us.

A Mayor In Full Dec 10, 2014

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As he wraps up his first year in office, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh sat down with The Scrum to size up his first year in office. From race, to recovery, to the possibility of a Boston Olympics, to pressure from the press.

A Winning Strategist On Losing Dec 03, 2014

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For a while it seemed like Democratic political strategist Doug Rubin had the political Midas touch. The Scrum spoke with the Mass. Democrats' go-to guy about reversals of political fortune.

Know Thy Gatekeepers Nov 19, 2014

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Boston Globe reporters Jim O'Sullivan and Frank Phillips on how gatekeepers decide who and what to keep behind the gates, how they manage spin from the campaigns, and what the media hit and missed during the hotly contested 2014 campaigns.

Prince And Politics With Mo Nov 12, 2014

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Former Mass. Senator Mo Cowan dishes on Mitch McConnell's M.O., what Charlie Baker learned from Deval Patrick, and why he's not ruling out a return to public life.

Good Luck, Charlie Nov 05, 2014

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People said the 2014 Massachusetts governor's race was boring, but man, what a finish! The Scrum takes a closer look at what the heck happened. WBZ reporter Jon Keller, and Mike Deehan of Massterlist drop in. Recorded live at the Banshee in Dorchester.

Who Approved This Message? Oct 29, 2014

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If you turn on the TV between now and November 4th, be prepared to see lots of political ads. This week, The Scrum podcast bring you the good, the bad, and the unfair in the world of Massachusetts and Boston campaign ads.

"I Get No Respect" Oct 22, 2014

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Why do some candidates for higher office get a certain amount of respect and attention and some don't? The Scrum took a closer look at the struggle that some candidates face trying to get media coverage and the public to see them as contenders. Featuring interviews with gubernatorial candidates Evan Falchuk and Jeff McCormick.

Jane Swift on Romney, the Tea Party & the 3 H's Oct 15, 2014

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The Scrum spoke with former Massachusetts Governor Jane Swift about a possible Romney run for president in 2016, why ladies seem to love (or at least like) Charlie Baker; whether the national GOP has drifted too far to the right; inoculating against the three H's (hair, hemlines and husbands); and the legacy of the late Governor Paul Cellucci.

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