and in massachusetts bay rather than in plymouth colony which is more tolerant to the south we see something of quite a theocracy being established it's in massachusetts bay for example the 1690s we have the salem witch hunts it's in reaction to what's going on there that we have appalling massacres of native americans in king philip's war for example in the sixty's seventy's so although the mayflower if you like is the iconic this is this is the year we pin this on i think in defense of the mayflower settlers it was the next generation and the next influx of people into the east coast of america forming these puritan bible common wells that created much more of these hardline theocracies in massachusetts bay and also contribute to that sense of the alien other that sense of america being a new jerusalem they even refer to north america as being an american canaan this idea about having crossed the jordan jordan with the atlantic into a promised land for the promised land read north america they were creating if you like an american israel and i think it's something of that sense o

method by which the crown were closed down the entire port to punish all of the inhabitants of massachusetts bay, we would not let it pass in virginia. you are absolutely right that we cooked up, as i have written, a resolution for a day of fasting, humiliation and prayer. >> not all were happy with that. >> if i remember, general, if i remember, the evening before, governor done more, who wrote to the old capital williamsburg, he was there to dissolve us as was the royal prerogative. if i am correct in recalling, did you not have a repast to share a meal with governor dumore at the old royal palace? >> you are correct. i was hoping to defuse his response. >> it was to no effect and you were present, i remember distinctly, in the old raleigh tavern when our good friend, my cousin, the late 18 randall who was speaker at the house of burgesses at the time, decided we ought to get it together, virginia and massachusetts, 600 miles distance and to be accompanied by our sister colonies. not in virginia as a virginian want it or not further in massachusetts, but midway between the northern and souther

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. >> the kennedy name is synonymous with politics in massachusetts and no family member had ever lost an election in the bayte until last. >> i called senator markey to congratulate him and to pledge my support to him and his campaign in the months ahead. >> joseph p kennedy the third lost his primary bid tuesday to senator ed markey, a 74-year-old career politician who has served in washington for 44 years. >> i extended my respect and congratulations for a campaign that has been fierce at times. >> this was a race where the incumbent turned the kennedy legacy into a negative. someone who believed that the senate seat once held by his great uncle was rightfully his. trailing in the balls, kennedy played on his famous names, hoping nostalgic voters would back his insurgency but he fell well short losing by double digits. the loser in the race, house speaker nancy pelosi, who took the rare step of wading into our primary battle to back kennedy. markey backing a fellow progressive, alexandria ocasio-cortez. >> ed markey is the leader that we need. >> president trump was quick to jump on the results, noting no

massachusetts. wouldn't you know i pressed the wrong button. let's try it again. here you go. tomorrow the baymarkey. it's a democratic primary, and i got to tell you on paper, this one looked like the mismatch of the century. why? the kennedy name in massachusetts, in a democratic primary in massachusetts. that's supposed to be gold. let's take you through what we know. john f. kennedy, 1946, that was his first campaign. he ran six times in democratic primaries in massachusetts for the house, for the senate, for the presidency, undefeated. six wins, no losses for jfk in democratic primaries in massachusetts. it's a dynasty, though. it's not just jfk. it's his brother ted starting in 1962, going all the way through his last election in 2006. ted kennedy was in ten democratic primaries in massachusetts, did not lose a single one of them. how about joe kennedy ii? joe kennedy ii is one of rfk's kids. 1986 he runs for the house, the seat that jfk once had by the way. in 1986, he wins that democratic primary. he wins five more democratic primaries. he goes 6-0 in democratic primaries. noticing a p

massachusetts wasn't even close. the loss raising some questions about the winning power of what america's best -- nearly 40 years old deeply rooted in the baye him to deliver state of the union address. you see powerful democrats really investing in this -- >> i called senator markey to congratulate him and pledge my support in his campaign in the months ahead. he's a good man. you have never heard me saying otherwise. >> senator ed markey's soap a very solid when before becoming the junior senator. elizabeth warren endorsed senator markey along with alexandria ocasio-cortez. data packing helped -- >> extended my respect. it has been fierce at times for the people of this great commonwealth. >> one more thing, of the voters when million plus voters have participated, the majority of those it's the polls open yesterday. we will see what happens in november. melissa. >> we are awaiting those speeches from joe biden and president trump. plus president trump in kenosha, wisconsin. and we will hear from those who lost their businesses and nancy pelosi getting a lot of heat for going to a salon that was supposed to be closed. that up next. >> it'

massachusetts. tsday, senator ed markey held off a challenge from fellow democrat, representative joe kennedy i. kennedy is the first of his famous family to lose an election in the bay state.ve and representaichard neal , the chair of the powerful house ways and means committee, defeated his progressive richallenger, alex m to getting a new slag.p closer the old flag, featuring aed coate emblem, was retired two months ago. today a state commission recommend a new design featuring a magnolia. voters will decide whether to accept it in november. the congressional budget office is projecting a record federal budget deficit of $3.3 trillion for this fiscal year. that is three times larger than 2019 's, and it's driv pandemic losses and relief costs. arand legebaseball pitcher tom seaver has died. his careers spanned 20 ye until he retired. knowas the franchise and tom terrific, hehe ledational league in wins three times and helped turn the mets into the miracle mets. seaver was 73 and died of amplications from dementi covid-19. still to come, the trump administration bans ictions until the end of the year, but questis remain about rent payments. cod infections spike in

massachusetts. but will that streak end today? it may be one of the most fascinating senate primary races this cycle. congressman joe kennedy and ed markey, a primary day in the bay state. steve kornacki has the latest numbers. we're taking you live to the trail. stay with us. live to the trail. stay with us ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ the open road is open again. and wherever you're headed, choice hotels is there. book direct at choicehotels.com. ♪ she always wanted her smile to shine. now, she uses a capful of therabreath healthy smile oral rinse to give her the healthy, sparkly smile she always wanted. (crowd cheering) therabreath, it's a better mouthwash. at walmart, target and other fine stores. >>> that week in march changed my world, but it changed everybody's. and the question has been and is now how we handle it. how we hold ourselves accountable, how we do the work and especially how we hold our leaders accountable. and especially how we hold our leaders accountable. >>> so 26-0, that's a real good record, whether it is sports or trivia night, but it is especially good in politics. if your last name is kennedy, that's your record in races in massachusetts. what is the only

massachusetts. caller: good morning. i would like to make one point -- my father fought in vietnam and donald trump called my father a sucker. he was in korea. he was in the invasion of the bayf pigs. what really disturbed me was the an. he treated mr. kh khan died for this country and he disrespected that man so horribly. it is like today. david duke is in the white house. duke in thevid 1970's and i never thought we would ever see any with thing -- anything like david duke that he is in the white house today. everybody remember this right now -- you remember when donald trump had to go to the hospital? -- it isl health unbelievable. then we have mr. barr, the sticking up for putin? it is the worst thing i have ever heard in my life. you understand what i am trying to tell you? the first thing we have got to do is get rid of mitch mcconnell. we have got to get rid of david duke type of people, but i'm going to tell you my last thing i want to tell you right now -- my father and relatives fought for this country since the civil war. he is calling all of the people in my family from the civil war to the iraq war suckers? i am very sad. bless everybody. greg froms go to mechan