NORWICH, Conn. (AP) — Former US Representative Patrick Kennedy says his Connecticut-based brother, Ted Kennedy Jr., is considering running for the Massachusetts Senate seat that will become vacant if US Sen. John Kerry is confirmed as the nation’s next Secretary of State.
Patrick Kennedy told The Associated Press on Saturday that his 51-year-old brother Ted has been receiving calls from their late father’s friends, including former Connecticut Governor Lowell Weicker Jr., urging him to consider running in the anticipated special election.
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im all in!!!! lets elect Ted Kennedy. What do you think about that scotty.?
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No, please, God. Say it ain't so. Please. The last thing we need is another entitled Kennedy. He doesn't even live in Massacusetts. If his name were anything but Kennedy, he'd be a joke.
This is a democracy last I heard. I think most anyone has a right to run, even you. The voters decide elections and a candidate is only "entitled" if he gets enough votes to be elected.
You have a right to your opinions, but you know absolutely nothing about who will run for the office and whether he is the best qualified. His resume certainly sounds better that Scott Brown's, but what exactly are the qualifications for being a Senator.
I kept hearing from the anti-Kennedy crowd that Joe Kennedy III was unqualified to be a Congressmen, but nobody listed for me what the qualifications for being a Congressman are.
You're anti-Kennedy but you can't say why. You just are. If someone's name is Kennedy, you're against them even if that's all you know. He may be a joke, but you don't know that, which makes your opinion the same.
You're right, who-cares, I know "absolutely nothing about who will run for office and whether he is the best qualified." What I do know is that Teddy, Jr. will win, regardless of who runs and who is best qualified. He will win not because of his qualifications, his accomplishments, his policy positions or his character. He will win because he is part of the Kennedy family.
Let the voters decide. If the citizens of the greatest state in the union continue to elect Kennedys, then I feel confident that they have judged what is best for them. If they prefer another candidate, that is their prerogative as well. Those of us who actually live in Massachusetts tend to be better educated and informed than our compatriots in other wonderful states like Alabama and Mississippii, although far be it from me to question what other citizens "elect" to do in their own states.
I'm a transplant, 30 years ago, but I love this state and I'm proud to call it my home. The highest education level in the nation, and a long history of important firsts, from the Concord Bridge to same-sex marriage. Out of 44 presidents, we've had 4 -- far more than our share, and that's not counting those who were honored by a party nomination, like Dukakis, Kerry, and Romney. Great Senators from Daniel Webster to Edward Kennedy. One of the best Speakers of the House in the history of the nation, Tip O'Neill, who would have been 100 years old this month.
When I was retiring, people kept asking me if I was going to Florida. No, this is my home and this is where I'll die.
Of course, there are those who think the majority of the voters here are stupid, but that says more about them than it does about Massachusetts.
Someone with an IQ in the double digits, if named Kennedy, would be named front runner by the Globe if he or she announce a run for office in Massachusetts. The rest of the media then ignores all other candidates.
Massachusetts residency not required.
I guess we do have royalty in the US.