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OTR: Andrea Campbell makes her case to be elected Massachusetts AG

OTR: Andrea Campbell makes her case to be elected Massachusetts AG
ED: WE HAVE REACHED THAT MOMENT IN TIME THAT ANDREA TOLD ME SHE IS LOOKING FORWARD TO. JANET: LIAR. ED: THE OTR POP QUIZ. LET'S START WITH SOME HISTORY ON THE JOB YOU WANT. IF ELECTED ATTORNEY GENERAL, YOU WOULD BE THE FIRST WOMAN OF COLOR TO EVER HOLD THAT POSITION IN MASSACHUSETTS. IT WAS ED BROOKE WHO FIRST BROKE THE COLOR BARRIER IN 1962. THIS IS A TRUE OF FALSE QUESTION. ED BROOKE WAS THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN IN ANY STATE TO BE ELECTED ATTORNEY GENERAL. IS THAT TRUE OR FALSE? ANDREA: TRUE. ED: THAT IS TRUE. YOU ARE A GRADUATE OF UCLA SCHOOL OF LAW. ANOTHER GRADUATE, KELLY PERDEW, IS AN AMERICAN BUSINESS PERSON WITH AN UNUSUAL CLAIM TO FAME. WHAT IS THAT? A. WINNER OF SEASON 2 OF “THE APPRENTICE.” B. STAR OF SEASON 5 OF “THE BACHELOR,” C. OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST IN FENCING. JANET: HAVE YOU EVER SEEN ANY OF THESE? ANDREA: ABSOLUTELY NOT. I HAVE NO IDEA. I WILL SAY A. ED: YOU NAILED IT. I LOVE THAT. E OK, TURNING TO SOME CRIME FICTION. ANDREA: I AM A NONFICTION PERSON. ED: WRITER WALTER E. MOSLEY IS THE AUTHOR OF A SERIES OF NOVELS FEATURING PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR EASY ROLLINS. YOUR QUESTION, “EASY” IS HIS NICKNAME, WHAT IS HIS REAL FIRST NAME? A. EZRA. B. EMMETT. C. EZEKIEL. ANDREA: LET’S SAY IT EZEKIEL. ED: YOU ARE 3-3. ANDREA: I LIKE IT BECAUSE IT IS A STRONG VIABLE NAME. WHAT PRIZES DO WE HAVE? ED: ONE OF THOSE NOVELS, “DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS,” WAS MADE INTO A MOVIE IN 1995. BACK TO THE TRUE OR FALSE QUESTIONS. LAURENCE FISHBURNE HAD THE STARRING ROLE IN THAT MOVIE. TRUE OR FALSE? ANDREA: TRUE. ED: SO CLOSE. YOU WERE THAT CLOSE. JANET: I THOUGHT YOU GOT IT- RIGHT. I THOUGHT YOU GOT IT- ANDREA: WE WILL COME BACK AND DO THIS AGAIN. JANET: JUST BEFORE THE POP QUIZ WE WERE TALKING ABOUT YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE UNION. OTHER WELL-PUBLICIZED RELATIONSHIPS THAT MAY HAVE FRAYED DURING THE PRIMARY INCLUDE MAYOR MICHELLE WU AND SENATOR ELIZABETH WHO BOTH ENDORSED SHANNON LISS-RIORDAN. FOR VOTERS WHO ARE GOING TO BE VOTING IN SEVEN WEEKS, ARE YOU MORE OF A CHARLIE BAKER LEADER THAN A WU OR WARREN POLITICIAN? ANDREA: I AM ANDREA CAMPBELL. MY LEADERSHIP IS DISTINCT FROM ALL OF THEM. I HAVE CONNECTED WITH THE MAYOR, THE SENATOR, AND THEY ARE FULLY SUPPORTIVE. WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO DOING THE WORK. IF ANYTHING, THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO REMIND FOLKS THERE IS AN ELECTION IN NOVEMBER. AN HISTORIC SLATE OF CANDIDATES FROM ALMOST EVERY STATEWIDE OFFICE IN MASSACHUSETTS -- JANET: ARE YOU A PROGRESSIVE? ANDREA: I AM, BUT I ALSO LIKE TO MAKE PROGRESS ON THE ISSUES AND I’M PRAGMATIC. I LIKE TO GET THINGS DONE WITH A SENSE OF EMPATHY, COMPASSION, AND URGENCY. THAT IS WHAT OUR MESSAGE WAS, TALKING TO REAL PEOPLE, TALKING ABOUT HOW THE AG’S OFFICE COULD HELP WITH RACIAL DISPARITIES, MENTAL HEALTH, AND SO MUCH MORE. THAT IS WHAT I’LL CONTINUE TO DO, TALK ABOUT WAYS THAT THE OFFICE CAN HELP FAMILIES, SENIORS, YOUNG PEOPLE. JANET: AND ABORTION RIGHTS. ANDREA: EVERYTHING RELATED TO THE SUPREME COURT IS ANOTHER REASON FOLKS SHOULD GET INVOLVED AND GO OUT AND VOTE IN NOVEMBER. ED: I WANT TO BACK ABOUT YOUR PARTICULAR RACE. YOU NOW FACE REPUBLICAN JAY MCMAHON WHO IS CHALLENGING YOU TO SEVEN DEBATES OVER THE NEXT SEVEN WEEKS. WILL YOU DEBATE HIM THAT MANY TIMES? ANDREA: NO, WE ARE NOT DOING THAT MANY DEBATES. I WILL TELL FOLKS AND VIEWERS, WE JUST HAD A DEBATE LESS THAN A MONTH AGO IN WORCESTER. IT WAS DONE BY THE WORCESTER BAR ASSOCIATION, LOCAL COLLEGE, BUT THERE WAS NO MEDIA ATTENTION. IT IS ONLINE RECORDED, YOU CAN SEE US IN ACTION. AT THE END HE SAID I THINK YOU DID AN EXCELLENT JOB. I SAID THANK YOU. THE PRIORITY FOR ME IS TO HELP MOBILIZE PEOPLE IN THE PRIMARY, AND I’M STILL MAKING THANK YOU CALLS, AND THEN GETTING OUT TO COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE NOT SEEN ME, INCLUDING WESTERN MASS, RURAL COMMUNITIES. ED: DO DEBATES HAVE VALUE? ANDREA: ABSOLUTELY. THAT IS WHY I')M TELLING FOLKS A LOOK AT THAT DEBATE. JANET: WILL YOU DEBATE AGAIN? YOU HAVE NOT COMMITTED TO ANY FUTURE DEBATES RIGHT NOW. ANDREA: LOOK AT THAT, AND THEN WE’LL SEE. PRIORITIZING THANK YOU CALLS, GETTING OUT THERE. JANET: THIS IS A PRETTY BIG POSITION STATEWIDE. SOME PEOPLE WOULD SAY IT MANDATES AT LEAST ONE OR TWO DEBATES WITH TWO PEOPLE -- ANDREA: WE JUST DID ONE. JANET: A LOT HAS HAPPENED SINCE THE PRIMARY -- ANDREA: ACTUALLY, NOT REALLY. THAT WAS A FEW WEEKS BEFORE THE PRIMARY. YOU CAN SEE MAJOR DISTINCTIONS, IT WAS VERY SUBSTANTIVE. IT WAS AN HOUR-LONG DEBATE. WE WILL SEE ABOUT FUTURE DEBATES IN ORGANIZING THOSE IN THE FUTURE. RIGHT NOW, THE PRIORITY IS TO GET OUT THERE, GETTING MORE MEDIA ATTENTION ON THE RACE TO REMIND PEOPLE TO V
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OTR: Andrea Campbell makes her case to be elected Massachusetts AG
The Democratic nominee and former Boston city councilor describes where she sits on the political spectrum.

The Democratic nominee and former Boston city councilor describes where she sits on the political spectrum.

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