Progressive Mass Elections Committee chair Jonathan Cohn was quoted in Li Zhou’s write-up of the MA Senate primary for Vox:
“On a number of issues, I would expect Markey to vote against a poorly negotiated bipartisan deal. Especially on climate and technology, I expect him to be introducing the new policy and moving the ball forward,” said Jonathan Cohn, of Progressive Massachusetts, who said he saw Kennedy as less likely to be making the same advancements.
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Ultimately, this lack of awareness is something the Markey campaign capitalized on to reestablish his image, Cohn said.
“Starting out with lower name recognition can be a blessing and a curse for a candidate,” he told Vox. “It allows them to craft what they want the narrative to be. They’ve had a very strong digital team, people who are either with Bernie or Warren in the primary, boosting the narrative about him.”
