MA-SEN Megathread: Senator Markey wins

[Elcaspar]

Warren won’t win the nomination.

That's an arbitrary dismissal if i have ever seen one. Sure she isn't the most likely candidate, but she has a decent shot.

Markey beating Kennedy would be an enormous upset.

Kennedy winning by a small margin in a poll against Markey seems to suggest that even if Kennedy wins, it would probably be by a decently small margin. Unseating an incumbent is no easy feat.

If this primary challenge happens, i would say it's slightly in Markey's favour.

[Elcaspar]

I hope Kennedy crashes and burns.

[Elcaspar]

#AnyoneButKennedy

The fact someone calls themselves a “Democrat” and thinks this way, blows my mind

Why anyone would support someone purely because of their family name blows my mind.

[Elcaspar]

Debates for this one ar fun to just have on in the background. Just casually making some Kennedy fillet. Kennedy probably wins because of his surname but Markey is running a very effective campaign against him.

It’s actually embarrassing to both this state and the Kennedy campaign but if I were to bet I would say Markey pulls the upset. Which is frankly ridiculous

More like ridiculously amazing! 😎😎

Glad you see it that way

The Kennedy’s have done a lot for this country and for our state. And Joe is young, smart, empathetic and seems to give a damn beyond his campaign. And as you’ve heard before - Markey is hardly ever here. Voting Markey over Kennedy will say a lot about my state and not in a good way

We get it, you wanna marry JK3 & have an unreasonable hate boner for Ed Markey. That's been established. Just stop repeating falsehoods that you've proven wrong on time & time again.

I’m not on that team. But my engagement would be at risk if a female Kennedy has intrest in the Millennial Moderate. (kidding)

(Sort of)

It’s not a falsehood though. The reality is - he’s not in Massachusetts hardly ever. He refused to release his travel records and there is a reason for that. Meanwhile JK3 has the most in district office hours in the whole house. It’s not a falsehood. Markey is the definition wanting the job more than wanting to make the difference

Ah yes it's the moderate Kennedy that's going to make a difference over the progressive Markey. He will be nothing but the same old New Democrat noise if he wins.

[Elcaspar]

Go Markey! As said before, there is no need to replace him. Kennedy is only running because he thinks his last name basically entitles to the seat.

He’s running because Markey is a non-existent seat warmer. Good man but not great Senator.

If my state is as great as we think it is - it’ll vote Kennedy. It’s way closer than it should be though

Kennedy literally said there'smore to being a Senator than the bills you file or the votes you record.

That is literally a Senator's job description.

Yes... it’s literal job description. But we both know Senators are supposed to be moral leaders. Lead public discourse. Take stands beyond the senate chamber

And Markey hasn't done that? Couldn't it be considered moral leadership to stand for a Green New Deal?