Rooting for Markey, but I'm expecting a Kennedy win in the mid or high single digits. Unfortunately.
Speaking as someone who actually knows this state and what’s going on - on the ground. It’s evident that complacency combined with (IDK how else to say it) uninformed voters - has made this thing LIKELY Markey.
It’s frankly embarrassing. This isn’t Warren we’re talking about. It’s ED MARKEY. Against a young and talented politician who is ALSO a Kennedy and Markey is going to win? I almost feel as pathetic as Tennesseee who voted Blackburn over Bredesen.
Aside from being a Kennedy, what is Kennedy's rationale for running?
Not who you were responding to, but his public rationale for running seems to be nothing more than your run-of-the-mill generational change argument (i.e. building out the future Democratic bench).
His private rationale for running, though, is obviously a combination of ambition (he wants to be Senator, probably so he can have a launchpad for a future presidential run) & thinking it might be better for him to run now rather than wait the short time 'til 1 of MA's 2 septuagenarian Senators leaves office (for fear of losing to Pressley when there's an open seat).
