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Dartmouth Professor: Rainy Election Day Alters Voters, Helps Republicans

Matthew McDonald

Voters are in a bad mood on a rainy day and so are less risk-tolerant and so are more conservative-minded and so are more likely to vote Republican, according to a Dartmouth government professor, who says he has data to back up his assertion that not only are Republicans more likely to come to the polls on a rainy day than Democrats but that about 1 percent of the electorate is more likely to vote Republican on a rainy day. A Democratic state representative from Claremont, New Hampshire had trouble buying the concept, saying:  "It's a gloomy day, so you vote for the gloomy party?"

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Governor’s Latino Advisory Commission Listening Session: No Reporters Allowed

Matthew McDonald

Governor Charlie Baker's Latino Advisory Commission held a "listening session" Tuesday night in Holyoke, but wanted to make sure certain people weren't listening in, posting a sign that said:  "To promote authentic sharing all of the Governor's Latino Advisory Commission statewide listening sessions are CLOSED TO THE PRESS."

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