The Kennedy name wasn’t unbeatable after all.
But there was one compelling reason for Kennedy to challenge Markey: He believed he could win. For a young Kennedy in a hurry, taking on Markey, though it might have disturbed the wait-your-turn crowd, seemed to be a more likely opportunity for advancement than waiting for, say, Elizabeth Warren’s seat to open, were she to either become the Democratic presidential nominee or get a job in the next administration.
Better now, the Kennedy campaign thought, to take on Markey, whom they could portray as an ineffective lightweight. It’s true that Markey hasn’t achieved much since jumping to the Senate in 2013 following a 36-year career in the House. The Kennedy campaign argued that Markey wasn’t getting as much out of a Massachusetts Senate seat as he should have, that he’s a quiet, uninspiring afterthought compared with Massachusetts titans like Warren, John Kerry, or Ted Kennedy.
for much of the contest, and there were questions early on about whether Markey should bow out to preserve his dignity.
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