River to River's "Home State View" series helps us understand how the presidential candidates are viewed as leaders in the states they call home. Host Ben Kieffer interviews journalists who have spent years covering the candidates. We get the little-known details about each hopeful's history. Click the "play" button to listen.
Kieffer talks with Frank Phillips, Political Correspondent for the Boston Globe, about former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld. Phillips talks about the election that made Weld the first Republican governor in Massachusetts in 20 years, his views on major social issues, and how he is planning to challenge President Trump for the Republican party nomination.