New Massachusetts Senate Race Ads Play Up Kennedy Legacy

Three of the candidates in the Massachusetts special election for Senate have new ads out -- with a lot of invocation of the late Ted Kennedy.

The primary is being held this Tuesday -- in a state where the Democratic nomination is tantamount to election -- with state Attorney General Martha Coakley currently in the lead in public polls. The race is a once-in-a-generation event for Massachusetts. The last time they had an open-seat Senate race was in 1984, and before that the last time was 1966.

Rep. Mike Capuano talks about the lessons he's learned from the Kennedy. "I'm proud to have voted in favor of health care reform, keeping Ted's dream alive," says Capuano -- a shot at Coakley's attacks against the bill due to the Stupak Amendment.

Alan Khazei, the founder of the community service organization City Year, claims the mantle of "Teddy's rightful heir," and trumpets the endorsement of the Boston Globe:

Coakley's latest ad doesn't play the Kennedy card, but instead talks about her work on corporate accountability in the financial crisis: