Who Do You Think Should Run for Kerry’s Senate Seat?
After Pres. Obama’s nomination of John Kerry to be Secretary of State, there’s a lot of interest in the senior senator’s seat.
With U.S. Sen. John Kerry as Pres. Barack Obama’s pick to become Secretary of State, it’s anyone’s guess who will run for the seat in a special election next summer. Kerry was nominated by Obama on Dec. 21. If Kerry is appointed, Gov. Deval Patrick will appoint an interim senator, who will be named to the position before the special election. Names have already been dropped locally and from afar, including actor and Cambridge native Ben Affleck, who said he is not interested in running for the seat Kerry has held since 1985. Earlier in December, U.S. Rep. Edward Markey told reporters at Malden City Hall that he would “seriously consider” running for Kerry’s seat in the U.S. Senate. On Thursday, he made it official, announcing he would make…
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Ugotta B. Kidding
2:46 pm on Sunday, December 30, 2012
We should vote for nice guys. Scott Brown is a nice guy. Elizabeth Warren is a nice guy. Markey is a nice guy. Barney frank is a nice guy. They all know how to spend money that we would only waste. Good thing we have such intelligent voters. more ›