The 39-year-old challenger of the incumbent senator held a 14-point lead in a poll released before official campaign launch last year.
Massachusetts Rep. Joe Kennedy III has seen his lead over Sen. Ed Markey fall to just six points having once polled 14 points ahead of the incumbent, according to a new survey.and WBZ, found 42 percent of polled Massachusetts voters favored Kennedy ahead of the state's Democratic primary.
Joe Kennedy looks on at a House Energy and Commerce Committee Health Subcommittee hearing on February 26, 2020 in Washington, DC. A new poll suggests his lead over the incumbent Sen. Markey has been cut in recent months.A poll conducted by Suffolk University shortly before the congressman's primary bid was officially launched found that the grandson of Robert F. Kennedy had a 14-point lead over Markey when voters were presented with just those two names.
But the latest Suffolk University/Boston Globe/WBZ poll also found that Kennedy had a clear lead over Markey on the question of who would be a greater adversary of President Donald Trump.A little more than 41 percent of those polled said Rep. Kennedy would be"more of an adversary" against the commander-in-chief, while 22 percent said the same of Sen. Markey.
A little more than half said Sen. Markey had been either"excellent" or"good" during his time on Capitol Hill, while just 5.6 percent said he had performed poorly. A further 21 percent said Markey's performance as a senator had been"fair."has contacted Suffolk University for comment on its Massachusetts poll, and will update this article with any response.
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