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That ol' Kennedy invincibility is getting noticeably shopworn--even in Massachusetts, where Kennedys have been on the ballot 20 times and never defeated. Not next year. Two prospective candidates and sons of R.F.K.--former Congressman Joe Kennedy II and his younger brother Max--backed away from what could have been brutal races. (Both declined to be interviewed for this article.) "It's not there for Joe and the others. There are too many problems," says a Kennedy friend. "And they're not prone to taking the kind of chances they would have at one time...
...even when the President is on the line--but everyone in the office knows that "when any family member calls, you immediately get up and leave," a former aide says. As chief protector of the Kennedy franchise, "Ted understands that every time there is a Kennedy name on the ballot, the stakes are high for the entire family," says Brown University's West, who wrote a biography of Patrick. By the time Moakley died, on Memorial Day, the Senator's misgivings about Max were mounting. In an extraordinary breach of family secrecy, word leaked to the Boston Globe. Privately...
...uncle Ted once told the Washington Post that if you took a secret ballot of the family, Kathleen would be voted most responsible. It's one comparison she doesn't mind. "The Democratic Party got away from believing personal responsibility was part of our agenda," she says. "But I've always believed it was part of mine." For the Kennedy who is trying to getting it right, that's not a bad place to start...
THERESA LEPORE The infamous butterfly ballot she implemented has "flown away," she says. Palm Beach County will initiate a touch-screen voting system. People spot LePore wherever she goes, even at an N.Y.C. eatery...
...Bringing the candidates home: When you vote, you could win a weeklong stay from your favorite politician. It?s so simple: A ballot automatically enters you into the "Put out the welcome mat" sweepstakes. The grand prize? A seven-day, seven-night visit from the local, state or national pol of your choice. A big fan of Dennis Hastert? Just think: You could be cooking him breakfast for a whole week! Can?t get enough of Olympia Snowe? You may feel differently after drawing her bath every night...