Posted on 01/28/2010 6:01:24 PM PST by Steelfish
Kennedy Regrets Not Running For Senate Seat
By Thomas Grillo January 28, 2010
Joseph P. Kennedy II said today he regrets not seeking the U.S. Senate seat vacated by his uncle, but the former congressman has no plans to run against U.S. Sen.-elect Scott Brown in 2012.
Kennedy, who was in Brighton today delivering heating oil for his nonprofit Citizens Energy, was asked whether Brown’s victory made him regret his decision not to run to succeed his uncle, the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy.
“The thought has crossed my mind,” Kennedy said with a chuckle yesterday. “Maybe that wasn’t the greatest decision I ever made.”
Philip Johnston, former head of the Democratic Party, said if Kennedy had run, he would have trounced Brown.
“Joe would have won easily because he would have tapped into the populist anger that’s out there among voters,” Johnston said. “Joe is very much like his Dad, former Senator Robert F. Kennedy. They are fearless in taking on the establishment and that’s why he would have done so well.”
Brown, a little-known Republican state senator, made history when he pulled off an upset over Democrat Martha Coakley by a 52 percent to 47 percent margin.
In a Suffolk University/7News poll last fall, 62 percent of all voters had a favorable opinion of Joe Kennedy.
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Boo-freaking-hoo.
At long last, it’s finally the people’s seat.
Captian Clueless
Speak of liberal weeping & gnashing of teeth. I love it! :-)
He is a complete,utter jerk.
As if Brown’s victory couldn’t possibly have been sweeter. I’m sorry too, Joe-Joe.
“delivering fuel oil”........Ya,right. That bum has never got his hands dirty in his life.
I am soooooooo tired of that Kennedy family.
They came to power as a criminal enterprise.....I hope they go out peacefully, never to be heard from again.
“last fall, 62 percent of all voters had a favorable opinion of Joe Kennedy.”
That was last fall. Now little Joey would have the albatross of Obummer, Pelousy, and Harry the Body Reid around his neck, just as Coakley did.
Rudy Giuliani’s support did not hurt Scott Brown one iota contrary to many posts here.
IT WOULD HAVE EMBARRASSED THE DYNASTIC FAMILY EVEN MORE THAN A REPUBLICAN TAKING THE SEAT AWAY FROM NAMBY PAMBY MARTHA. HE SHOULD THANK HIS LUCKY STARS.
Regrets? No dout!
Many posters here on FR are politically deaf, blind and mute.
They are definitely NOT political campaign advisers and for good reason too.
too bad. Whhaaaaa, too bad.
Let him run against Kerry.
Agreed...and I won’t be hiring them as consultants when I make my run for president!
Oh wait a minute...I was not a U.S. citizen at birth.
I do not have a birth certificate from U.S.
Wait another minute....that did not stop the current resident in WH!!!
He’s just lucky he didn’t accidentally call her “Martha Moxley” during the campaign.
Five years ago—last time I investigated, Joey was paying himself 600,000 a year to do some photo-ops where he pretended to deliver heating oil to “the Poor”.
Hint for the unemployed among us, you too can shill for fraudulent charities and make big money doing it. Just sign on Satan’s dotted line and you are in—eternally.
Or not...
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