Democrat Joe Kennedy III was endorsed by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in his primary challenge to Rep. Ed Markey. How’d that go for Kennedy III and Pelosi? Well, Nancy’s primary choice went down in flames.
After that, Political was spotted putting their own spin in Kennedy’s loss:
Y'all are really going to spin this like he wanted to lose. Extraordinary.
— Becky With Alright Hair I Guess (@_basicbecky) September 2, 2020
This spin comes with a beverage warning:
In losing his Senate race, Joe Kennedy III has freed his family from a political burden it has struggled to escape https://t.co/GcmbQaRAAi
— POLITICO (@politico) September 2, 2020
LOL. That’s one way to look at it.
"The plan worked, you guys. We're free!" https://t.co/cyGlj5x5Gp
— Joel Engel (@joelengel) September 2, 2020
He could have done the same thing by not running for office, but keep carrying that water.
— Aldous Huxley's Ghost™ (@AF632) September 2, 2020
Oh they will!
lol
— I did not and will not vote for him. Calm down. (@jtLOL) September 2, 2020
"In losing his Senate race, Joe Kennedy III has freed America from a political burden it has struggled to escape."#FIFY
— Victor Tango Kilo (@GenghisKhet) September 2, 2020
Even when a Kennedy loses, he wins! pic.twitter.com/61TyuUI44g
— Add your name (@corrcomm) September 2, 2020
In eating sh*t in front of everyone on a stairwell in middle school, Mary Katharine Ham freed her family from a modicum of dignity it had struggled to escape. https://t.co/FiHdgccP5P
— Mary Katharine Ham (@mkhammer) September 3, 2020
next time i fail at anything i hope to reframe it like this https://t.co/j1CIfb8JOG
— celine dionysus (@celine_dionysus) September 2, 2020
Politico: how losing is actually winning when u think about it
— Brendel (@Brendelbored) September 2, 2020
"Struggled to escape." pic.twitter.com/C4lM2YBcrO
— Casey Mattox (@CaseyMattox_) September 2, 2020
The media have really covered themselves in journalistic glory this year, and it’s far from over.