good evening and welcome. the first debate in the senate race, closely watched across the country. incumbent serving both the house and the senate, seven years under his belt and the house, the opportunity to weigh their differences and worldviews. as for the rules, there are no rules. no opening statements, no closings, no time limits. we will be keeping track of speaking time to keep things even. we want to cover ground. brevity is appreciated. feel free to talk. we encourage it. we are asking our studio audience not to apply during the debate. if you would like to take a minute now, give them a hand. [applause] gentlemen, gentlemen thank you so much for joining us. marjorie. kennedy, you re are called an opportunist by some. why are you running to defeat a man who has championed so many policies you support? thank you for having us. senator, always a pleasure. thank you, the audience and for those tuning in, for being here. around,ction, this time so much of what we
thanks for those watching at home. this is being closely watched not just here, but across the country. serving thembents house and the senate, a challenger with seven years under his belt and the house, and as for the rules, there are no rules. no opening statements, no closing, no time limits, although we will be keeping track of speaking time to keep things relatively even. we want to cover a lot of ground, so brevity is appreciated. feel free to talk to each other, we encourage it, and since we are asking our studio audience to not applaud during the debate, we would like to give senator ed markey and .ongressman joe kennedy a hand. [applause] thank you for joining us tonight. it is all yours. supportersmarkey s have criticized u.s. an opportunist in this race. why are you running to unseat a man who has 70 policies that you support? so many policies you support? thank you for moderating, and thank you for tuning in around the country. this time around, so much of
our moderators, jim broudy and margery eagan. at evening and welcome to our audience here at wgbh and those watching at home for the first debate in the senate race being closely watched, not just here but all across the country. with the incumbent serving about the house of the senate the challenges for seven years under his belt and the house [inaudible] they will weigh their differences and their worldviews and ask for the rules there are no rules. the opening statements, no closings, no time limits although we will be keeping track of speaking time to keep things relatively even and we want to cover a lot of ground so brevity is appreciated. the free to talk to each other as well. in fact, we encourage it, gentlemen paid since we asked our studio audience not to applaud during the debate we want to take a moment to give senator ed markey and congressman joe kennedy a hand. [applause] gentlemen, thank you so much for joining us tonight. marjorie, it is all yours. som
airr first opportunity to their differences and views. we willlimits although keep track of speaking time to keep things relatively even. cover a lot of ground so brevity is appreciated. we encourage you to talk to each since we re asking our audience not to applaud during to take a, we d like minute to give senator ed markey and congressman joe kennedy a hand. [applause] thank you so much for joining us. ory. congressman kennedy, why are defeat a mano who s championed so many support?you rep. kennedy: thank you for everyone being here and those tuning in around the country. this election, this time around, about f what we care everything that we care about, is on the line. at stake for us, for our party, our commonwealth and counts.try, this one and for this moment, we have to have a united you states senator that go giving have tong you possibly guide our party and commonwealth through it. that means at this moment, massachusetts, this is not a swing state and this is
announcer: the first massachusetts senate primary debate between incumbent senator ed markey and congressman joe kennedy, broadcasting across the commonwealth in partnership with wcai. here are our moderators, jim braude and margery eagan. welcome to our audience, the first debate in the senate race closely watched across the country. with an incumbent who served in both the house and senate, challenger with seven years under his belt in the house, their first opportunity to air their differences and views. as for the rules there s no rules. no opening statements, no closings. no time limits although we will keep track of speaking time to keep things relatively even. we want to cover a lot of ground so brevity is appreciated. we encourage you to talk to each other and since we re asking our audience not to applaud during the debate, we d like to take a minute to give senator ed markey and congressman joe kennedy a hand. [applause] thank you so much for joining us. marge