BPR Full Show: Preliminary-Palooza

On today’s Boston Public Radio, we bring listeners a day full of mayoral coverage:

Adam Reilly kicks off election day by weighing in on why voter turnout tends to be low and which candidates he thinks has an advantage. He also talks about how sometimes having too many good candidates can depress voter turnout. Reilly is co-host of GBH’s Politics podcast, “The Scrum.”

Then, we hear from all the major candidates in the mayoral primary. 

Boston City Councilor Annissa Essaibi George discusses her years as an educator and small business owner as qualifications for the city’s top job. City Councilor Essaibi George is running for mayor of Boston.

Boston City Councilor Andrea Campbell highlights her focus on affordable housing, public school policies and the opioid crisis as key parts of her background in running for mayor. Campbell is a Boston City Council member representing District 4, including parts of Dorchester, Mattapan, Jamaica Plain and Roslindale. She is running for mayor of Boston.

Boston City Councilor Michelle Wu points to her stake in the city, with her children in public schools and mother receiving mental health care, as well as her years of experience in City Hall, as her strengths as potential mayor. Wu is a Boston City Councilor At-Large running for mayor of Boston.

John Barros talks about his passion for environmental justice and neighborhood improvement work in Boston as reasons why voters should elect him. Barros most recently served as Boston’s chief of economic development in the Walsh administration, and is running for mayor of Boston.

Acting Mayor Kim Janey emphasizes her experience growing up in Boston, her non-profit work with children and families and service as acting mayor as qualifications for the job. Janey is the Acting Mayor of Boston, and is running for mayor of Boston.

Throughout the show, we also take listener calls about who they’re voting for and why.

John King ends the show by putting the Boston mayoral race in a national context. He talks about voter turnout patterns across the country, California’s recall election of Governor Gavin Newsom and worries about Republican claims of rigged elections following the 2020 presidential election. King is CNN's Chief National Correspondent and anchor of "Inside Politics,” which airs weekdays and Sunday mornings at 8 a.m.