This week, The Scrum podcast headed to historic Faneuil Hall for a gubernatorial forum focused on human services featuring all the Massachusetts candidates*-- and found itself impressed by the performance of Evan Falchuck, who's running for governor as an independent. Also discussed: Will "Sweetheart-gate" complicate Charlie Baker's courtship of women voters, or is the press (and the Democrats) overreacting?

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*Except Scott Lively, who isn't a full time candidate.