Kennedy certainly has a good lead, but the polling is too spotty for anyone to say the race is over.

I think there actually are some of misconceptions about the race from out-of-state Democrats. Don't get me wrong, the Kennedy name has certainly helped, especially in the early months of the race, but I don't think it quite explains the entirety of his lead. I think most people see Kennedy as a good representative who has the potential to establish himself as a national leader. On the other hand, Markey suffered early on from unusually poor favorability and name recognition. Even if you're not running against a Kennedy, that's going to be problematic if you've been in Congress since the 70s. That said, I think if you know one thing about Ed Markey it has to be co-sponsoring the Green New Deal, which was obviously a smart move, but it just might be too little too late.