MA:Joe Kennedy will concede to Markey.

[sheshe2]

MA Senate race.

It is Markey for the win!

[Susan Calvin]

1. Wahooooooooooo!

[sheshe2]

3. Joe is speaking now.

I am thrilled with Markeys win.

I voted!

[Susan Calvin]

4. I'm not in Massachusetts but,

I gave his campaign a good chunk of my stimulus check. I was glad I could afford to do so.

[question everything]

13. Same here

[sheshe2]

22. Thank you!

[BannonsLiver]

2. Good for both of them

Markey is a classy guy and a decent man and Kennedy will have more opportunities ahead if he wants them. I don’t think you learn anything without a little adversity along the way.

[herding cats]

8. I'm sure Kennedy will be back in the saddle soon.

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]

11. 2022 he can run for Governor.

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]

5. He won handily.

I wonder what that leaves for Kennedy's immediate future now?

[sheshe2]

12. Governor 2022?

Dunno.

[JenniferJuniper]

17. No, he's done in MA

Big mistake.

[Susan Calvin]

18. First Kennedy lost in a federal campaign, right? nt

[JenniferJuniper]

20. First Kennedy loss in MA

Ted alone was something like 10 of those. JFK was in Congress for awhile.

[bearsfootball516]

33. It's hard to bounce back after a loss like that.

[ZZenith]

6. Go smoke a joint, Joe.

It’ll ease the disappointment.

[stonecutter357]

7. K&R

[Joinfortmill]

9. Kennedy made a big mistake

[Susan Calvin]

14. Yep. nt

[mcar]

10. I think Kennedy made a mistake here

He would have easily re-won his congressional seat.

Congrats to Markey - a good Democratic senator.

[sheshe2]

15. His seat.

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]

16. Definitely a lapse in judgment.

Or hubris, or something.

[sheshe2]

21. Or something.

Thank you.

[Polybius]

25. The Kennedy's have a history of primarying good Democrats

Bobby did it in 1968, and Teddy did it in 1980.

[eissa]

27. This

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]

28. Had Ted not ran in 1980, I think Carter may have won

Then Ted could have ran in 1984 instead. Perhaps his 1980 run changed the world forever.

[JI7]

29. I loved Ted Kennedy and still do but I don't think he should have ran for PResident at all

after chappaquiddick .

[Polybius]

30. I'd liked to have seen how he would have fared in 1976 or 1988

Challenging a sitting President was a bad idea.

[Buckeyeblue]

31. Ted was a good Senator

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]

35. I think his best chance might have been in 1976

He probably could have beaten Ford. I doubt he would have been re-elected against Reagan though.

[Buckeyeblue]

37. If he could have managed chappaquiddick

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]

36. I'll never forget Kennedy's blistering rants against Carter appearing in Reagan ads.

I was bitter at Kennedy for many years, but looking back, I don’t think Reagan’s victory in 1980 was avoidable.

[Music Man]

19. Good.

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]

23. Ain't that the truth?

I would love to know the whole story.

[Buckeyeblue]

32. I think he got some favorable reviews and it got the best of him

I wonder if he's a bit of an attention seeker and this attempt got the best of him.

[Stinky The Clown]

24. I am glad Markey won.

[TeamPooka]

26. Good. Next time Joe run's I hope it's against a Republican incumbent

[kentuck]

34. Why did he run against him in the first place ??

Markey was a popular progressive. He did not deserve a challenger.