When Rep. Joe Kennedy III launched his campaign against Sen. Ed Markey about a year ago, he looked to be in a strong position to unseat the veteran incumbent. Well ahead in early polling, the 39-year-old challenger largely avoided invoking his family’s storied political brand, leaving it instead as an unspoken part of his appeal for some voters. But in the final days of the Massachusetts Democratic Senate primary, polls show Mr. Markey leading, at times by double digits, and both candidates find themselves talking about the...

Source: Wall Street Journal August 27, 2020 12:22 UTC