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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMA:Joe Kennedy will concede to Markey.
MA Senate race.
It is Markey for the win!
Susan Calvin
(1,646 posts)sheshe2
(83,792 posts)I am thrilled with Markeys win.
I voted!
Susan Calvin
(1,646 posts)I gave his campaign a good chunk of my stimulus check. I was glad I could afford to do so.
question everything
(47,487 posts)sheshe2
(83,792 posts)BannonsLiver
(16,396 posts)Markey is a classy guy and a decent man and Kennedy will have more opportunities ahead if he wants them. I dont think you learn anything without a little adversity along the way.
herding cats
(19,565 posts)I'm wondering if he may find himself even in a cabinet position if Biden wins? I wonder if that would appeal to him?
sheshe2
(83,792 posts)I am praying his congressional seat falls into safe hands.
Some that are running are questionable. So far my candidate is leading. We are a very blue district.
herding cats
(19,565 posts)I wonder what that leaves for Kennedy's immediate future now?
sheshe2
(83,792 posts)Dunno.
JenniferJuniper
(4,512 posts)Big mistake.
Susan Calvin
(1,646 posts)JenniferJuniper
(4,512 posts)Ted alone was something like 10 of those. JFK was in Congress for awhile.
bearsfootball516
(6,377 posts)ZZenith
(4,124 posts)Itll ease the disappointment.
stonecutter357
(12,697 posts)Joinfortmill
(14,434 posts)Susan Calvin
(1,646 posts)mcar
(42,334 posts)He would have easily re-won his congressional seat.
Congrats to Markey - a good Democratic senator.
My district was a shoe in. He left us behind. I am disappointed he chose to leave us. I voted for him to represent me.
Now we shall see who takes it.
Susan Calvin
(1,646 posts)Or hubris, or something.
sheshe2
(83,792 posts)Thank you.
Polybius
(15,437 posts)Bobby did it in 1968, and Teddy did it in 1980.
Bobby and Ted may have come away unscathed by those runs, but I have a feeling Joe has damaged himself politically. This run was unnecessary, and reeked of hubris and entitlement.
Polybius
(15,437 posts)Then Ted could have ran in 1984 instead. Perhaps his 1980 run changed the world forever.
JI7
(89,252 posts)after chappaquiddick .
Polybius
(15,437 posts)Challenging a sitting President was a bad idea.
Buckeyeblue
(5,499 posts)But he didn't have the natural charisma of John and Bobby. I don't think he could ever have won on a national stage.
Polybius
(15,437 posts)He probably could have beaten Ford. I doubt he would have been re-elected against Reagan though.
Buckeyeblue
(5,499 posts)And beaten Ford, I don't think Reagan would have run against him. Could be wrong. It would have depended on how well Ted handled Iran (if it would have happened under him).
tritsofme
(17,380 posts)I was bitter at Kennedy for many years, but looking back, I dont think Reagans victory in 1980 was avoidable.
Music Man
(1,184 posts)I love Joe Kennedy, but this primary was silly. Markey is a gem for our country who has done nothing to elicit a primary.
Nothing about this race made sense.
Susan Calvin
(1,646 posts)I would love to know the whole story.
Buckeyeblue
(5,499 posts)I wonder if he's a bit of an attention seeker and this attempt got the best of him.
Stinky The Clown
(67,808 posts)TeamPooka
(24,229 posts)kentuck
(111,104 posts)Markey was a popular progressive. He did not deserve a challenger.