Camelot is now officially over. It's been over for a while but yesterday Patrick Kennedy, son of Ted and representative for Rhode Island's first district, announced that he would not seek reelection. As such, when the new Congress convenes in January 2011 it will be the first time that no one from the Kennedy clan has not been in either the Legislative or Executive Branch of government since Jan. 1947.
Kennedy had been trailing in the polls and his numerous scrapes with the law may have finally been catching up to him. State Representative Jon Brien (D) had been mulling a primary challenge against Kennedy and now it appears that he could easily step in as the Democratic nominee. The Republican nominee will likely be State Representative John Loughlin.
The removal of Kennedy from the equation will probably ensure that this seat stays Democratic. Kennedy had a lot of personal baggage that could have been used against him. Without that baggage, the seat should easily revert to it's natural liberal tilt.
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