What message did Massa voters send at the polls? Two experts explain

State government watchdogs this week were monitoring how Massachusetts pulled through the presidential election, and what its flipped seats in the Legislature and voting trends could mean for the Bay State’s future.

Massachusetts voters overwhelmingly voted for Vice President Kamala Harris for president, easily retaining the Legislature’s Democratic supermajority — but more than ever cast their votes for now President-elect Donald Trump, and the Massachusetts Republican Party expanded its ranks in the Senate. .