mean Tim Murray ends up being the next Governor of MA. Murray would have the incumbency advantage in the 2014 Democratic Primary.
Deval Patrick-D could also defeat Scott Brown-R in the November 2014 General Election- whether Brown-R is the incumbent or the challenger.
Deval Patrick-D is more interested in seeking the Democratic Nomination for POTUS in 2016 than being a freshman US Senator.
Ed Markey-D has been waiting in the wings to run for the US Senate since 1984(Tsongas-D retires- The Democrats have a primary between Lt Governor John Kerry-D and 5th CD US Rep James Shannon-D, Kerry-D wins the Democratic Nomination and the November General Election. Then in 2004 (There was a 50-50 chance Kerry-D was going to defeat Bush-R- causing a special election to take place in 2005/2006- Markey-D would have been the establishment candidate in that race along with Meehan-D- who left Congress in 2007 to be a chancellor of UMASS. -Kerry-D lost the 2004 Presidential Race). 2009/2010(following Kennedy's-D death. The establishment Democratic candidates were Martha Coakley-D and Mike Capuano-D- Coakley-D who won the Democratic nomination in 2010 lost in the General Election to Scott Brown-R). 2012(unseating Brown-R. Brown-R had a high favorable ratings in 2011/2012- none of the MA US House Members ie Markey-D or Capuano-D wanted to give up their safe US House Seats to face an uphill US Senate Race against Brown-R.- Progressives in MA and nationally were in love with Elizabeth Warren-D who ended up defeating Brown-R in the November 2012 General Election by a 8 point margin- greater than the Kerry-Weld race in 1996. 2013/2014 is Ed Markey-D best chance of running for higher office. I would like to see Brown-R lose an election in a off year/special election year against a 2nd tier Democratic challenger than against a top tier statewide elected official.
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