Democrats unifying against Joe Kennedy Senate bid

[babylonsister]

Democrats unifying against Joe Kennedy Senate bid
By Alexander Bolton - 11/05/19 06:00 AM EST

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Senate Democrats, including those who may have been inspired by JFK when they launched their political careers, are standing by Markey, who they consider a loyal party soldier, even if he sometimes steals the spotlight or finds a way to horn in on their pet issues.

Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) Chairwoman Catherine Cortez Masto (Nev.) are solidly behind Markey.

“We’ve endorsed him publicly. We will be there to work with him and his team to ensure that they have the resources they need to get his message out,” said Masto. “The state in general knows he’s a progressive and a fighter on so many issues. He’s taken a lead on net neutrality and climate change, on so many important issues that matter to his constituents.”

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Some Democratic senators are indignant that Kennedy is wasting party resources on an internal fight and bristle at the thought that the only reason he dreamed of taking on a well-established Democratic incumbent is because of his famous name.

Markey, by contrast, has earned the admiration of his colleagues for his dogged climb up the ladders of power since serving in the Massachusetts House of Representatives in the mid-1970s.

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https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/468941-democrats-unifying-against-joe-kennedy-senate-bid?fbclid=IwAR1twzYRl0JwAxHV6-wfRmTkff9V0ECjdpghbI4dbtbIAo8FIZXls2eDf88

[Mc Mike]

1. If Warren needs to be replaced after '20, I'll back Joe.

Several ridiculous value judgements from thehill in the excerpt.