The November 8th midterm elections brought some historic victories; Maura Healey became the first LGBTQ person to be elected governor in the history of the United States. But it also brought some surprises; the "red wave" Republicans were predicting was more of a trickle. 

We spent a full hour with the Mass Politics Profs to hear what they had to say in the wake of the elections.

Find more of their analysis on their blog.

Shannon Jenkins is the interim assistant dean of the college of arts and sciences at UMass Dartmouth and a professor of political science.

Erin O’Brien is an associate professor of political science at UMass Boston.

Luis Jiménez is an assistant professor of political science at UMass Boston.