MA-SEN Megathread: Senator Markey wins

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I pray that the voters of Massachusetts have enough sense to reject Joe Kennedy III, who would be merely the latest in a family dynasty that has had more than its due, and should be relegated to the past. Political dynasties are not a good thing for this country.

Or pray we have the sense to elect a young, well educated, talented, well spoken man who happens to be from a family that has given so much to this country. If Kennedy runs, he wins. And that’s a good thing.

And? His family background hardly indicates that he'll be a good Senator (judging by his legislative record he's clearly no Ted Kennedy). It only shows that he's immensely privileged and has enough hubris to think he can take whatever he wants because he feels entitled to it.

Exactly this. But I've had a sickening feeling, ever since Kennedy was given the State of the Union response last year, that the Democrats were grooming him for higher office. I wouldn't be surprised if there were other, powerful politicians, who were encouraging him to run. It's an unfortunate thing, and another element of our political system that is toxic, but that it is how it is.

Yep. Pretty much. His only real argument is some divine right BS. Were it a policy motivated campaign, I guess I could get behind it. But it's also just so obviously not.

I like Kennedy. Markey is bland, so I guess I'd be behind a Kennedy campaign.

Then again, this is pretty compelling. Oh wait. It's not nvm, and exactly illustrative of my point. I'll pick policy over aesthetics any day of the week.

[coloradocowboi]

The Kennedy’s have done a lot for this country and for our state.

Who cares what people related to JK3 have done? He hasn't done any of those things.

Not to mention that the only Kennedy president supported the Vietnam War, COINTELPRO, an unjust economy.

People have nostalgia for Camelot, but America is better off without physically attractive pseudo-royals running the show.

Only simps are for Kennedy. We have the internet now. We don't need a TV president--we need meaningful action on climate change and economic inequality lol

[coloradocowboi]

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https://twitter.com/EdMarkey/status/1287939469300178944

All this pandering to the Twitter crowd and trying to be hip and cool by posting lo-fi edits and RTing fanmade anime intros is super embarrassing and almost makes me want to support Kennedy.

Imagine finding Twitter BS more concerning than rich people nepotism. This is why American politics sucks, people treat it like stan wars between teenage pop-stars

[coloradocowboi]

Could Kennedy be anymore transparent that he's just using the Senate seat as a launchpad in 2024?

He's going to have to improve significantly as a debater if that's going to be at all plausible.

Kennedy probably thinks he can win the nomination based on fundraising and name recognition alone.

Worst part of that is that he might be right.

He's not even gonna win a Senate election in Massachusetts on those alone lol.

[coloradocowboi]

Even if it weren't true that Markey hasn't "accomplished" anything or is "ineffective," the Green New Deal right now stands the greatest likelihood of all the ideas comprising the current progressive orthodoxy to see passage during the Biden presidency and it will be remembered as a massive accomplishment that saves our economy, saves lives, and saves our planet. Ed Markey is its champion and architect. IMO that's more than any Kennedy past, present, or future has or will done, and even if Markey can't pull through this sham of a primary he will be remembered as an absolute FF by history and future generations.