Sen. Ed Markey defeats a Kennedy in Massachusetts

Senator Ed Markey beat back a bid on Tuesday from Rep. Joe Kennedy to end his nearly 50 years in elected office, humbling the Democratic Party's family dynasty that had never before lost an election in Massachusetts.

The longtime legislator won the primary by campaigning as the most progressive person in the race, while emphasizing his roots as the son of a milkman from Malden.
"We made it clear that we'd rather lose fighting as hard as we could for what we believe in than in finding the middle...