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Two Dems Clashed on Trans Athletes. What Does Markey's Primary Win Reveal?
Markey won by stressing his support for transgender rights as Democrats face polling that shows 69% of Americans oppose transgender athletes, Gallup found.
- On September 1, 80-year-old Senator Ed Markey defeated Representative Seth Moulton in the Massachusetts primary, fending off a challenge centered on the transgender athlete debate.
- Moulton faced scrutiny after questioning his party's support for transgender athletes in sports, a comment he later apologized for at a debate last month while claiming he was supposed to be "afraid to say" it.
- While Markey maintained support for transgender rights, a 2025 Gallup poll found 69% of Americans oppose allowing transgender athletes to play on teams matching their gender identity, up from 62% in 2021.
- Markey made Moulton's comments a focal point, arguing the congressman "threw those kids under the political bus after the election" and turned them into "political fodder."
- Lanae Erickson of Third Way warned that Democrats remain divided on messaging, stating: "There's no doubt in my mind that this is going to come up in every single race... Democrats have to be prepared to respond.
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Two Dems clashed on trans athletes. What does Markey's primary win reveal?
Two years after Republicans made transgender rights a central focus of their 2024 election attack ads, Democrats are still working through how to message on the issue.
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