It was interesting to watch the Dem senate primary in Mass. and see that Markey the candidate AOC supported beat out the Kennedy who challenged him, despite the Kennedy having Pelosi's support. I was surprised to see that the Kennedy was the son of Joe Kennedy II - he was the one who tried to get an annulment from his wife Sheila. A piece on Politico today says that Sheila reared her children well and a bit away from the usual family fracas. In my mind I had her mixed-up with Mary Richardson Kennedy. This article below from the esteemed EOnline periodical will help you to keep them straight! https://www.eonline.com/news/1046837/how-the-kennedy-dynasty-has-endured-in-the-wake-of-so-much-scandal-and-tragedy
I'm glad Markey won. He's a very solid senator, and Kennedy wasn't offering anything different in terms of policy. He just thought he could waltz into a Senate seat, at the age of 38, based on his family name. He wasn't qualified for the job.
I agree. He wasn't offering anything new except the Kennedy name.
Why do people think AOC has so much of an impact?