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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
(83,710 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
(47,460 posts)sheshe2
(83,710 posts)BannonsLiver
(16,349 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
(19,558 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
(83,710 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
(19,558 posts)I wonder what that leaves for Kennedy's immediate future now?
sheshe2
(83,710 posts)Dunno.
JenniferJuniper
(4,510 posts)Big mistake.
Susan Calvin
(1,646 posts)JenniferJuniper
(4,510 posts)Ted alone was something like 10 of those. JFK was in Congress for awhile.
bearsfootball516
(6,376 posts)ZZenith
(4,119 posts)Itll ease the disappointment.
stonecutter357
(12,694 posts)Joinfortmill
(14,408 posts)Susan Calvin
(1,646 posts)mcar
(42,293 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
(83,710 posts)Thank you.
Polybius
(15,367 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
(15,367 posts)Then Ted could have ran in 1984 instead. Perhaps his 1980 run changed the world forever.
JI7
(89,244 posts)after chappaquiddick .
Polybius
(15,367 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
(15,367 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
(17,372 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
(67,776 posts)TeamPooka
(24,217 posts)kentuck
(111,072 posts)Markey was a popular progressive. He did not deserve a challenger.