THAT would involve him primarying fellow Democrat Senator Ed Markey….
Hummm?
Rep. Joe Kennedy III (D-Mass.) said in a Facebook post on Monday that he’s considering a run for Senate in Massachusetts, a decision that could set up a painful Democratic primary against Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.).
“Over the past few weeks I’ve begun to consider a run for the U.S. Senate. This isn’t a decision I’m approaching lightly and — to be completely candid — I wasn’t expecting to share my thoughts so soon,” Kennedy said in a post to supporters.
Markey is up for reelection in 2020, and speculation that Kennedy could challenge his fellow Democrat has been mounting.
A senior adviser to Markey’s campaign told The New York Times that Markey was not considering stepping aside.
“Ed is not going anywhere,” Paul Tencher said. “He’s going to run, and he’s going to run no matter who is in this race.”
A group titled, Jump in, Joe!, is already pushing voters online to encourage Kennedy to launch a challenge….
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