Ed Markey joins Kennedy III to win Massachusetts Senate primary

The Kennedy family’s full record in the Massachusetts election ended Tuesday when Joe Kennedy III of Congress consented to Senator Ed Markey, who was present in the Democratic Senate primary. Robert F. Kennedy’s grandson took the stage at his campaign headquarters in Watertown just after 10 p.m. to address the press and thank campaign staff.

“I called on Senator Markey to congratulate me and resolve to support me and his campaign next month,” Kennedy said. “The senator is a good man. You’ve never heard me say that. It’s become difficult between us. Good elections often get hot, but I’m grateful for the discussion.”

Despite the slight differences over policy, the main battle between Kennedy and the incumbent senator has become contentious in recent months as the two try to differentiate themselves. Markey named the Kennedy family in campaign speeches until Tuesday.

On Monday night, Mark told supporters, “I think at this point it’s worth asking what your country can do for you,” speaking at the inaugural address of the famous John F. Kennedy, in which he said, “Don’t ask what your country is.” Can do for you – ask what you can do for your country. ”

In his relief speech Tuesday, Kennedy thanked his entire family.

“For my family, the Kennedy family, whose name I pray more than I expected in this race, it’s my mom, my dad, my twin brother and the rest of the crazy cousins ​​- you’re all my heroes,” he said. “You are my role models. I have examples of what public service should be and can be when it is done with courage and rigor. Thank you for teaching me everything I know.”

Under Massachusetts law a candidate would not be able to run for the House and Senate at the same time, so Kennedy would not return to Congress in January, and his future political career was unclear.

Markey, who has not lost an election in 47 years, will face Republican Kevin O’Connor in November, but the race is likely to not be a problem as it is considered a safe Democratic seat.

A year ago, Marquee was already facing two challenges and was below double digits in the congressional Kennedy vote, which at the time did not even formally enter the race. Marquee his progressive agenda and rap. Alexandria made the race competitive by focusing on co-writing the Green New Deal with Ocasio-Cortez. The support of Ocasio-Cortez encouraged many young voters.

Abigail McK, 17, of Bridgewater, Massachusetts, told CBS News that she would vote for Markey in the general election because of her progressive proposals.

“I think the only Ken Kennedy – the fact that Ed Markey was the guy he challenged was the one who got me out of it because there’s some kind of progressive one who’s trying to defeat someone new. Is to try to challenge it. ” . “Like when Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez fought against the same row Crowley, I think it was a race that someone needed to be more progressive in a seat with a duck in the seat.”

Daniela Finlay, a student at Wellesley College in Massachusetts, told CBS News that she supports Markey, “because he’s been fighting for our futures since I was alive, and I’m not supporting Kennedy because I think Now is the time to prioritize the author of the Green New Deal. ”

Recent campaign events have shown frustration with questions about why Kennedy is running now – a question he regularly faced. In his stump speech, he mentioned that he was not asked that question when he appeared before communities in Massachusetts.

Kennedy made 10 different stops around the Commonwealth on Tuesday to vote on election day and hit places, including Boston, Fall River and Worcester, as part of which he encouraged people to vote on election day.

“We know our voters are likely to vote on election day,” Kennedy’s campaign manager Nick Clemens told CBS News over the weekend. “They’re not early voters, they don’t vote by mail people, so we’re moving our alliance forward.”

Kennedy could not win enough edge in colleges like Cambridge or places like Worcester and Lowell to overcome the strong marquee performance in the suburbs of Boston after the polls closed.

Kennedy said in remarks to campaign staff that Tuesday’s results were clearly not what he had hoped for, but that he was proud to have a team that would be the future of the Democratic Party.

Her final thanks were to her two young children, Eli and James, who are four and two years old.

Kennedy said, “Ally and James, who probably won’t see this until tomorrow and won’t understand it for a long time, if a message comes from your dad tonight, you will always spend your life in the ring.” “It’s worth the fight.”