And even disregarding all of that, contrary to you, I just think it's beyond the pale that we as a society are continuing to lift up people just because of their last names. Massachusetts is a state of ~7 million people that contains world class universities & educational systems, & you should be able to field a much deeper bench than just continuing to elect the same family. Now, don't get me wrong. I loved Ted Kennedy. He was a really interesting & inspiring person. But to do what you're doing, giving the family another leg up simply because they're legacies, is rather unfortunate
I agree the state is loaded up with top end talent, I’d argue Mass is probably the best equipped state in the nation to produce top end leadership. However the thing about the Kennedy’s is we don’t elect them just because it’s something we’re familiar with. It’s because every time we’ve voted for a Kennedy we’ve loved the results. This state elected JFK to the Senate over another political dynasty in a Republican wave year in a state that was Tilt GOP at the time. Gave him 70% margins in the Senate, then 60% for POTUS and then elected Ted and loved everything we got from him as well.
So it’s more a matter of if it’s not broke don’t fix it
Are you aware that JFK’s not running for Senate?
