MA-SEN Megathread: Senator Markey wins

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Markey is a leader on environmental issues. He just hasn’t had the chance to serve in a majority for very long.

Kennedy supports the GND

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Warren won't endorse anyone in this race because if Kennedy wins, and she endorses Markey, it would look bad.

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Kennedy definitely want in on the Senate, he is close to Van Hollen, too, despite what CCM said about DSCC helping Markey, whom is a party-line vote like boring Ben Cardin.

He definitely thinks the Dems will reclaim the majority; as a result, he is ready for the filibuster reform

This was not especially coherent so I can't engage with the rest of the post, but Markey is nothing like Ben Cardin

They both dont pariicularly stand out much in the Senate, thats why Mfune almost won in 2006, but Rashurn Baker and Jealous decided to run for Gov instead of challenging Cardin in 2018.  Thats why Cardin won.

Kennedy is friends with Van Hollen, whom both of them have ties to the Kathleen Kennedy-Townseed, which is Joe Kennedy's sister. Thats why I am supporting Joe Kennedy

Kathleen Kennedy-Townsend is Joe Kennedy’s AUNT, not sister.

Also, Kennedy Townshed is like the Martha Coakley of Maryland.

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I am getting a little tired of the "why is Kennedy even running? Markey is perfect" talking point. Markey is consistently in Massachusetts less than other members of the delegation. He voted for bills that progressives loathe, such as the crime bill, Patriot act, and Iraq War. There's a reason why Markey is so vulnerable to a primary, and it's not just the Kennedy name.

and so would Kennedy if he had been in Congress in the 2000s. If Joe Kennedy was Joe Smith, "Smith" would lose in a landslide for his record.

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After AOC won, her supporters said it was a good thing, because Joe Crowley was old and out-of-touch and ineffective.  The reality is that Crowley was very in-touch with his district, in fact that was the main thing he did as a Rep was take care of the 14th. 

Crowley's family lived in Virginia, and his children attended VA public schools instead of the schools where in the 14th, and AOC campaigned on this as well.

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After AOC won, her supporters said it was a good thing, because Joe Crowley was old and out-of-touch and ineffective.  The reality is that Crowley was very in-touch with his district, in fact that was the main thing he did as a Rep was take care of the 14th. 

Crowley's family lived in Virginia, and his children attended VA public schools instead of the schools where in the 14th, and AOC campaigned on this as well.

And what does that have to do with representing his district

It shows that when your own family lives in Virginia and doesn't go to schools from your district that you "represent" that you probably don't represent the district well.

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https://twitter.com/vgmac/status/1296484779215532034

This is a bit of a surprise.

Not particularly. If someone challenges an incumbent from the left who votes with Trump 70% of the time, they're an upstart and anyone who works with them needs to be cast out of the party. Squash them like the bug that they are!

If someone challenges a noncontroversial incumbent from the right, they're a "courageous leader" and a "rising star".

Let's all be real about this.

You're right, it is pretty hypocritical when #RoseTwitter pretends Ayanna Pressely is a "courageous leader" and a "rising star."  

Many Atlas Progressives supported Caprano.