Ed Markey Defeats Joe Kennedy In Massachusetts Senate Primary

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The “Markeyverse” is about to be overjoyed: Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) is projected to win the Massachusetts Democratic Senate primary, successfully fending off a challenge from Rep. Joe Kennedy III (D-Mass.)

The race was called for Markey around 9:20pm CT by Decision Desk HQ. WCVB-TV reported around the same time that Kennedy called Markey to concede the race.

The primary quickly became one of the most closely-watched races during this election cycle. Markey, a long-time member of Congress, initially trailed Kennedy in early polling, but an explosion of online support raised the profile of the 74-year-old senator.

But besides the online support, the election drew attention from progressive lawmakers like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), who backed Markey, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif), who endorsed Kennedy.

Markey has been a champion for net neutrality and children’s data privacy issues and was a co-sponsor of the Green New Deal in the Senate.

Markey’s win is certainly going to feel validating for the so-called “Markeyverse,” the massive online fandom the senator had collected over the course of the campaign.

The Massachusetts senator was backed by an army of meme and stan accounts on Twitter and TikTok that pushed for him. The support online seemed to reinforce polling that showed Markey having overwhelming support from voters between the ages of 18 and 29.

Overall, polls showed the race between Markey and Kennedy to be close. However, recently polls seemed to show the incumbent senator breaking away. Real Clear Politics, which compiles numerous polls and generates an average, showed early Tuesday that Markey was leading Kennedy by 11.2 points.

*First Published: Sep 1, 2020, 9:25 pm

Andrew Wyrich

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