Down to the Wire...

 Senator Markey made another successful campaign appearance in Menotomy today, Congressman Kennedy seems to be doing very little business among the Spartan Elite.  But then, Ed signature is on every political IOU in town from the Mugar Wetlands to the Great Meadow.

But should Kennedy prevail on Tuesday, it is because he took to heart his Grandfather and Great Uncle's example's to heart i.e. "only by challenge shall I rise".  In the example of Bobby Kennedy his race to unseat LBJ as the Party's Presidential Nominee in 1968 and then Teddy Kennedy's quixotic and unsuccessful bid to supplant Jimmy Carter in 1980.

Y'know whenever a Kennedy runs especially in Massachusetts the air turns blue with superlatives like "leadership, dynamism, zeal, zest, energy, service, enthusiasm etc etc", sometimes it is all emitted to obscure the lack of specifics or else an unspectacular record in public life. In this case though, it is supposed to delineate an intangible difference from that long serving congressional work horse, Ed Markey.

And in Truth, Kennedy has to prattle on about leadership, service and dynamism because for the most part, he has to run on the same platform as Markey to get anywhere in this democratic primary. So what it comes down to is this,  if JPK3 wins, it is because those intangible shibboleths still has some power in a Massachusetts Democratic Primary.  On the other hand, if he loses, then its a sure sign that the Blazing Sun over Hyannisport has dipped below the horizon and the Twilight of the Kennedy's is upon us.

I make no secret of my preference for Senator Markey, he has put the time in with respect to a myriad of pressing issues, he indeed the classic congressional work horse, he has no interest in higher office, he is a ambitious older man who still dreams of new legislative successes.  I say keep him, "Good Enough for AOC, Good Enough for Me" is my motto.

With Kennedy you'll get all the above cited mantras, I'm sure he'll talk up any number of Markey's signature issues, I doubt he has the patience to bring any of them to a successful conclusion though.

And anyway we all know what happens next, if nominated & elected, no matter who wins the Presidency this fall, assuming there is an election 2024, Kennedy will have a Presidential PAC by Thanksgiving.  Maybe JPK3 can't walk away from "Avenging Dallas & Los Angeles", maybe he cannot resist another Death March to the Potomac, but we can, we can say no, politely but firmly.

And we should, on Tuesday, Vote for Markey....