2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumReport: Stephen Lynch Will Launch Bid For Kerry's Senate Seat
Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-Mass.) is planning to challenge Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) for the Democratic nomination in the special Senate election slated to fill Sen. John Kerry's seat (D-Mass.).
According to the Boston Globe, "people with direct knowledge of his decision" say he will announce his run soon after Kerry is confirmed as secretary of State, a timeline he has previously said he had hoped to follow. Kerry is expected to be easily confirmed in the coming days.
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The Globe reports that a poll conducted by the National Association of Government Employees helped convince Lynch he should run, as it showed the likely Republican contender, former Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.), posting a 9-percentage-point lead on Lynch, a slightly better showing than Markey, who lagged Brown by 10 percent in the same poll.
Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/senate-races/279339-report-lynch-to-launch-bid-for-mass-senate#ixzz2J1QWc0Bj
sasha031
(6,700 posts)@BostonGlobe UPDATE: Stephen Lynch says he has not decided about running for Senate. http://b.globe.com/14dEvOd #masen #mapoli
I support Ed Markey 1000% and certainly hope Lynch stays out. Special elections are difficult and we certainly don't need him throwing the Senate seat to the GOP.
MBS
(9,688 posts)1. We need to win this one, and not get distracted by a primary fight.
2. I can't stand Lynch; indeed, the fact that he's considering running makes me dislike him even more.
TheCowsCameHome
(40,168 posts)Avoiding a primary would be great, and Markey would be a strong candidate in the GE.
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)Because I heard today how much he cares about this country
Cha
(297,123 posts)his money in the Cayman Islands Better.