Two 2020 Democratic primaries illustrate a central paradox of Massachusetts politics, which is that politics in cradle of American democracy, the place where America began as an act of rebellion, is among the most establishment friendly in the nation. Bright blue Massachusetts is liberal in principle but conservative in practice. The recent primary victories of…
Category: Kennedy-Markey
Joe Kennedy’s Case is Thin but Probably Sufficient
Last night Senator Markey and Congressman Kennedy faced off in their first televised debate. Three highlights that made this morning’s papers were Kennedy’s criticisms of Markey’s Iraq War vote, his “present” committee vote as a new member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in 2013 on a resolution to authorize the Obama Administration to use…
Koch, Kennedy, Did I Miss Anything Else?
David Koch died, Congressman Joseph Kennedy announced he’s looking at a race to unseat Senator Edward Markey in a Democratic primary – did I miss anything else? The devastation of Hurricane Dorian and increasingly unstable weather patterns as climate change presses upon us serve as miserable reminders of the political legacy of David Koch. He…