Posted on 08/27/2009 9:02:45 AM PDT by RobinMasters
No one doubts that the Kennedy surname still carries considerable cachet in American politics, and especially in Massachusetts. However, even the Boston Globe carefully asks whether the dynasty has exhausted itself after the death of Ted Kennedy. A number of Democrats not named Kennedy are lining up for their chance at taking his seat, but people still look towards the Kennedy clan for their cues:
Several prominent Democratic office-holders, including two members of Congress and the state’s sitting attorney general, lead the list of potential contenders who have been quietly laying the groundwork for a campaign. It has been a politically delicate task, with Kennedy battling brain cancer. The Republican list of would-be candidates is considerably shorter.
Seasoned political analysts say the campaign will be defined by the decisions that two potential candidates with the Kennedy surname - the senator’s wife, Vicki, and his nephew, former US Representative Joseph P. Kennedy II - make in the coming weeks. Joe Kennedy has not given a clear signal on his intentions; a Kennedy family confidant said last week that Vicki Kennedy is not interested in the seat.
The presence of a Kennedy could overshadow the other competitors and would probably thin the Democratic field. Much of the state’s Democratic establishment - political operatives, activists, and consultants - would be at their disposal. The formidable local Democratic fund-raising operation, which can tap into donors nationally, is likely to be with either one.
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It is an amazing thing to watch. There wasn’t any hurry to change the law until Kennedy was within a few days of his death. Then, the situation dawned on them and they went into a panic. I am hoping it will turn out to be on of the GREATEST mistakes the Democrats have EVER made.
After her disasterous abortive effort to be appointed a Senator from New York, would Caroline Kennedy really be shameless enough to change her legal residence, and run for Senator in Massachusetts?
Good question, but nothing would suprise me.
Try finding a bio on Joe Kennedy II on any search engine and get back to me.
No problem! Once one has actually gone to the site it shows up every time. There’s no easy way anyone posting that image could know that the rest of the world can’t see it.
I posted the link simply because I thought you selected a good picture, and it was worth making it so everyone could see it.
Massachusetts is such a reliably leftist/Marxist state that it shouldn't even matter how the late bloated slob's seat in the U.S. Senate is filled.
If the Democrats are so hell-bent on changing the process this late in the game, I'm wondering if there are some polling numbers out there that are telling them some very bad news even in a Democratic stronghold like Massachusetts.
The shameless part is easy—she's a Kennedy.
But run? No, that's for the little people. She gets appointed and then she's there for life. Or, if there has to be an election, she'll have no RAT opposition and she's elected by default because (a) any Republican opponent is automatically a long shot/an unknown/quixotic, and (b) the comrades in the People's Republic of Massachusetts who have eagerly voted and revoted for the likes of the Cape Cod Orca, Jean Francois Kerry and Deval Patrick, will just as eagerly vote for Sweet Caroline.
I wonder too. Maybe the voters in Massachusetts are genuinely hoping for REAL change!
Caroline Kennedy’s husband, Ed Schlossberg has a home in Chester Mass. It was his parents house. They lived there in the 90’s. Chester is in the Berkshires in Western Mass. It is considered the coldest town in the state because it sits in a deep valley.
IMHO, anything is possible, Caroline may have learned very well how to move into a state to get a senate seat from yours truly, Hilary.
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