Joe Kennedy III has sunk to a new low in his campaign to unset incumbent U.S. Sen. Edward Markey.
The 4th District congressman accused Markey in an email blast of failing to recognize the needs of Massachusetts residents in Dana, Enfield and Prescott, among other towns.
Only one problem: Dana, Enfield, and Prescott have been at the bottom of the Quabbin Reservoir for decades.
The mighty Quabbin, the source of drinking water for Greater Boston, was completed in 1946, according to the state. Four towns were sunk to make room for the massive body of fresh water — Dana, in Worcester County, and the Hampshire County towns of Enfield, Greenwich, and Prescott.
Kennedy’s errant email — titled “Missing Markey” — was used to accuse the senator of a lack of local connections. The attack was launched Sunday on the day both candidates clashed in a televised debate.
Kennedy’s camp told the Herald Monday night naming the long-lost towns was a “silly error.”
Markey’s side hit back saying the 39-year-old challenger was out of line and out of touch.
“For a campaign that’s underwater itself, you’d think they would be more sensitive to the memory of those towns,” said John Walsh, Markey’s campaign manager. “He should at least know those towns don’t have any delegates.”
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