US Senator Edward M. Kennedy, the liberal icon from the Bay State who is battling a brain tumor, didn't let his illness stop him from voting in the state primary today.
He cast his ballot at the Town Hall on Main Street in Hyannis, putting in a few good words for his colleague, John F. Kerry, the junior senator from the state who is facing a primary challenge from Gloucester lawyer Edward O'Reilly.
"I'm hopeful that people will take the primary seriously. We're very hopeful that our good friend and colleague John Kerry will get a strong vote and there'll be a strong turnout in the state," he told the television cameras.
Jacqui Michelev, who was in charge of the polling place, said Kennedy offered his name and address "like any other voter."
"He was very warmly greeted by everybody here," she said in a telephone interview. "People were very glad to see him. ... I thought he looked terrific. He was smiling, he looked happy. He looked good to me, which is nice to see."
(...) Aides have said he plans to continue working at home through the fall.
He cast his ballot at the Town Hall on Main Street in Hyannis, putting in a few good words for his colleague, John F. Kerry, the junior senator from the state who is facing a primary challenge from Gloucester lawyer Edward O'Reilly.
"I'm hopeful that people will take the primary seriously. We're very hopeful that our good friend and colleague John Kerry will get a strong vote and there'll be a strong turnout in the state," he told the television cameras.
Jacqui Michelev, who was in charge of the polling place, said Kennedy offered his name and address "like any other voter."
"He was very warmly greeted by everybody here," she said in a telephone interview. "People were very glad to see him. ... I thought he looked terrific. He was smiling, he looked happy. He looked good to me, which is nice to see."
(...) Aides have said he plans to continue working at home through the fall.
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