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Joe Kennedy's Democratic primary challenge against Sen. Ed Markey of Massachusetts received a slight boost Thursday, thanks to a new poll.Kennedy, who has represented parts of Massachusetts south of Boston in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2013, has a 2 percentage point edge on Markey, the first-term incumbent, . But their 44%-42% support apiece is well within the study's margin of error of plus or minus 7.8 percentage points.Another 10% of respondents were undecided, while another 4% would cast a ballot for another candidate.Kennedy, 39, ruffled the Democratic establishment when he against Markey, who earned praise from New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for his work on the Green New Deal. , 73, over her former Harvard Law School student who supported her unsuccessful campaign for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination.Critics contend Joe Kennedy, a grandson of the late former Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, given how close he and Markey are on policy issues. Joe Kennedy, instead, is making a generational argument since Markey has been in Congress since 1976 and is the longest-serving member of the Massachusetts delegation.Despite Markey's establishment backing, Kennedy still outpaces him in fundraising. Kennedy notched up $6.6 million cash on hand compared to Markey's $4.4 million, according to first financial quarter disclosure reports. This week, Kennedy also flagged how he would spend $1.2 million on a statewide advertising effort, his first ad buy ahead of the Sept. 1 primary.YouGov surveyed 531 likely Democratic Senate primary voters in Massachusetts online between Apr. 27 and May 1 on behalf of the University of Massachusetts Lowell. found a similarly close race, with Kennedy ahead by 1 percentage point, 35%-34%.

Joe Kennedy's Democratic primary challenge against Sen. Ed Markey of Massachusetts received a slight boost Thursday, thanks to a new poll.Kennedy, who has represented parts of Massachusetts south of Boston in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2013, has a 2 percentage point edge on Markey, the first-term incumbent, . But their 44%-42% support apiece is well within the study's margin of error of plus or minus 7.8 percentage points.Another 10% of respondents were undecided, while another 4% would cast a ballot for another candidate.Kennedy, 39, ruffled the Democratic establishment when...

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