Dems Can't Find a Candidate in Massachusetts That Isn't Named Kennedy

How weak must the Dem field in Massachusetts be if the only candidate they can find to challenge Scott Brown is a dead Kennedy's wife?

Nearly one year after Edward M. Kennedy's death, prominent Democrats in Washington and Massachusetts are promoting his widow as the party's best shot at winning back the Senate seat he held for nearly five decades.

Though she has seemed to bat down the idea of challenging Sen. Scott Brown (R) in 2012, Victoria Reggie Kennedy has been in some ways acting the part of a candidate. She has raised her public profile by campaigning for other politicians and appearing at events across the country.

The prospect of her candidacy is fast becoming a source of family tension, according to several Kennedy intimates. Some relatives fear that a campaign against Brown -- a popular figure even in liberal Massachusetts -- would distract Kennedy from promoting her late husband's legacy, they said.

If there's one thing they ought to hope for it's something to distract people from Ted Kennedy's legacy.