A poll earlier this month gave Kennedy a 14-point advantage over the Democratic senator he'll challenge.
will be challenging Democratic Senator Ed Markey for his Massachusetts seat in 2020, setting up a primary election that will certainly keep the politically-minded up at night trying to decide what to do. The grandson of presidential candidate and Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, and great-nephew of U.S. president John F. Kennedy, is set to announce his run over a breakfast in East Boston on Saturday morning.
But Kennedy, at just 38 years-old, will likely make this into a race that mimics the 2020 presidential primary field, a little bit of an old guard vs. fresh faces, the whole passing the torch situation. He'll also be running against an institutional favorite; Senator Elizabeth Warren and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have come out in support of Markey. Environmental group Sierra Club has also endorsed Markey.
"Elections are about choices, and Ed looks forward to spending the next 14 months campaigning hard every day to show the people of the Commonwealth why he's the right choice," Markey's team wrote in a statement."From lowering drug prices for our seniors, to expanding opioid treatment and recovery services, to creating green jobs for our workers, Ed Markey is ready to continue the fight for Massachusetts.
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