Last week’s death of Sen. Edward Kennedy seemed to spell the end of the so-called “Kennedy dynasty.” With Ted’s passing, we are faced with no Kennedy in the Senate or the White House for the first time since 1952. We are headed towards a new, uncertain future.
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The Boston Herald is reporting that there is serious pressure being put on Vicki Kennedy, the senator’s widow, to consider accepting appointment to the vacant Senate seat, and that she is “very much interested” in it.wholesale gogglescheap nfl jerseys
Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT), who was close with Kennedy, said on CNN that “Vicki ought to be considered. She’s a very brilliant lawyer. She’s a very solid individual. She certainly made a difference in Ted’s life, let me tell you. And I have nothing but great respect for her.”ugg boots
Echoed Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT), perhaps Kennedy’s closest friend in the Senate: “Whatever Vicki wants to do, I’m in her corner. …She’s expressed to me her own sort of reluctance to fill in for Kennedy, but she could change her mind. If she did, I’m for it. I think she’d be great.”
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Another Kennedy possibility is his nephew, former Rep. Joseph Kennedy II, son of the late Robert Kennedy. According to the Herald’s Edward Mason,
Joe Kennedy’s impressive performance at his uncle’s wake Friday was taken as a sign the former congressman may be a contender for the seat the family first won 57 years ago.
Kennedy confidante Phil Johnston told the Herald that Kennedy family members and friends are pitching both Vicki and Joe on a Senate bid.
“They’ve been urged to do so by friends and family,” Johnston said.
I’d love to see my brother Joe get it,” Douglas Kennedy told the Herald Friday.
Another Democratic operative said of Joe: “After that speech, I thought that’s the best he’s ever given. Based on that, you have to think that he’s thinking about it.”
Joe Kennedy left the House after 12 years in 1998, following unflattering reports over his desire to have his first marriage annuled so he could marry a former staffer in a Catholic ceremony. He also heads Citizens Energy Corporation, a non-profit that provides discounted heating oil to low-income families. The oil has mostly been coming from Venezuela; a connection to the Venezuelan government and President Hugo Chavez has the potential of becoming a political liability.
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A special election must be held between 145 and 160 days of a Senate vacancy, which would put it in January. It was Ted Kennedy’s wish that the state legislature change the law to allow the governor — Deval Patrick (D) — to make an interim appointment to serve until the special election. Kennedy also wanted the appointee to pledge not to run in the special election, which is of dubious legality.
Until 2004, the governor had the power to make an appointment, but the legislature took it away that year because (1) Sen. John Kerry was running for president and had a strong chance of winning, and (2) if he did, a Republican governor — Mitt Romney — would have had the power to name Kerry’s Senate successor, and that didn’t go down well with the Democratic legislature.
As for the special election, here is the Herald’s list of likely Democratic candidates: state Attorney General Martha Coakley, Reps. Stephen Lynch & nike air maxMichael Capuano, and ex-Rep. Marty Meehan. Republican contenders