Posted on 02/28/2010 5:39:47 PM PST by freespirited
Joseph P. Kennedy III, the grandson of Robert F. Kennedy said Sunday he will not run for Congress, according to the Associated Press.
The Boston Globe reported Saturday that the 29-year-old Kennedy was weighing a bid should Rep. William Delahunt (D-Mass.) retire.
Kennedy's announcement likely means that the retirement of Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-R.I.) will mark the first time that Congress will be without one of the clan since 1962, when the late Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) was first elected.
Here is more from the AP:
Kennedy told The Associated Press that he wants to remain in his new job as a prosecutor in Cape Cod's Barnstable County. The 29-year-old Stanford University and Harvard Law graduate has held the post only for eight months.
"I've got a job I love being an assistant district attorney on the Cape, and I want to get better at it at this point," Kennedy said. "I know serving in Congress would be a great job, but I've got a great job."
A top state Democrat said Saturday that Kennedy was weighing a race if Rep. William Delahunt were to decide against seeking re-election in the 10th Congressional District, which encompasses the Massachusetts South Shore and Cape Cod.
Delahunt and the rest of the Massachusetts Democratic establishment were rocked in January when Republican Scott Brown staged an upset to win the U.S. Senate seat held for more than four decades by Kennedy's uncle, Edward M. Kennedy. While Kennedy's widow, Vicki, and Joseph P. Kennedy III's father, former Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy II, both eschewed races, they lobbied hard for the Democratic nominee, Attorney General Martha Coakley.
Her loss raised questions about the endurance of the Kennedy legacy. It also inspired several local Republicans, including former state Treasurer Joe Malone and state Rep. Jeffrey Perry of Sandwich, to say they are considering running for Delahunt's seat.
>>Sounds like he didnt poll well.<<
Or sees the Uthurian curse.
Hallelujah! One less Kennedy for now. But these rascals will run sometime. They can’t help it.
parsy, who says Camelot wasn’t that hot
“Polls came back son... forget it.”
LLS
Arghhhhhhh! Is there an endless supply of these rum running date killing commies?
I don't know why he would poll well. We have recently learned that Harvard Law grads don't even understand auto insurance.
False alarm ping
He’s in, he’s out,
Not in.
That a Kennedy will not run for a seat in Congress from Mass. speaks volumes.
The tsunami is on the horizon.
It is predicted to hit on Nov. 2.
I wish my dad had lived to see all that he said about that family was finally exposed as true. Even worse than he said actually. Always called the old man "Bootlegger Joe".
And the polls for the incumbent MA Gov up for re-election, Dem Deval Patrick, are on the skids.
In 2006, he ran on the slogan “Together we can!” Sound familiar? His campaign was run by David Axelrod, who also ran O’s.
No Kennedy in Congress!
Thats GREAT and Wonderful News for AMERICA!!
Even PBS finally admitted the truth about the Kennedys:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/kennedys/
I think you’re right.
The gene pool has pretty much depleted on the Kennedys. They are only smart enough to not run.
David Axeljerk also ran the Reelection Campaign of Mayor Fraud STREET in Filthydelphia, pulled a Horrific Race card move,and got the DIRTBALL reelected! Now Philadelphia is getting back to normal with a new Mayor!
Quick headline read made it seem another Kennedy was sick (ILL)
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