What Would It Take For Ed Markey To Beat Joe Kennedy III? Political Scientists Weigh In

If you believe the polls, then Ed Markey probably won't be a sitting U.S. senator next year. The incumbent Democrat, who has been in the Senate since 2013, and in Congress since 1976, faces a tough primary challenge from U.S. Representative Joseph P. Kennedy III (D-Newton). Although they agree on virtually every issue, Kennedy has the most famous name in American politics. He led the incumbent 58 percent to 42 percent in a May 2020 Emerson College poll.

If you believe the polls, then Ed Markey probably won't be a sitting U.S. senator next year. The incumbent Democrat, who has been in the Senate since 2013, and in Congress since 1976, faces a tough primary challenge from U.S. Representative Joseph P. Kennedy III (D-Newton). Although they agree on virtually every issue, Kennedy has the most famous name in American politics. He led the incumbent 58 percent to 42 percent in a May 2020 Emerson College poll.…