Massachusetts Democratic primary is a generational clash as Rep. Seth Moulton targets Sen. Ed Markey
Moulton is pressing a generational challenge against Markey, who has nearly $2 million more in fundraising and backing from leading progressives.
- On Tuesday, Massachusetts Democrats decide whether to renominate 80-year-old Senator Ed Markey or replace him with 47-year-old Representative Seth Moulton, a contest reflecting a national trend toward generational change.
- Moulton, a moderate Marine Corps veteran, argues the Democratic Party is stuck in the "status quo" and questions Markey's accomplishments, while Markey emphasizes his nearly 50 years in Congress and liberal voting record.
- Markey maintains a nearly $2 million fundraising advantage and leads in recent polls by a double-digit margin, while touting his 2022 climate bill and criticizing Moulton's healthcare positions.
- Similar generational challenges play out in the 8th Congressional District, where Representative Stephen Lynch faces attorney Patrick Roath, and in the 1st District, where Representative Richard Neal runs against educator Jeromie Whalen.
- Democrats across the country have frequently backed younger, more progressive candidates this year, leading to the ouster of incumbents in states like New York and Michigan, reflecting an increasing appetite for change.
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In pivotal contests, Mass. voters reject calls for a new generation
The anti-incumbency wave sweeping the rest of the nation this campaign season got caught on the rocks in Massachusetts on Tuesday night, with voters rejecting candidates calling for generational change.
Primary voters choose candidates on basis of issues
Attempts by the media to divide the electorate in so many ways failed to materialize again this week as voters in Massachusetts defied alleged desires for generational change when it came to preserving the Senate seat of Ed Markey, 80, who has held it for 50 years. He soundly defeated Seth Moulton, 47. Voters, including […]
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Democratic strategist on the new anti-partisan swing voters
Democrats in Massachusetts bucked a national trend and voted to back an incumbent in Congress. Sen. Ed Markey beat a primary challenge from Rep. Seth Moulton in a race that frequently focused on age and the party’s direction. The results skew from a national narrative that Democratic voters are eager for younger leadership. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Democratic strategist Terrance Woodbury.
Progressive stalwart Ed Markey thrashes centrist challenger with Maine Dems
Seth Moulton, young, well-funded and endorsed by The Boston Globe's editorial board, ran the perfect centrist campaign. He boosted new technology, maintained a billionaire-friendly tone, and muted his liberal record with reactionary talk about trans atheletes. More than anything, though, he cast himself as generational change against Ed Markey, his 80-year-old opponent and one of the U.S. — Read the rest
Seth Moulton’s Anti-Trans Shape-Shifting Ends in a Humiliating Blowout in Massachusetts
This story originally appeared on The Advocate.Rep. Seth Moulton went looking for a promotion and found the exit.Massachusetts Democrats overwhelmingly rejected the congressman’s bid for U.S. Senate on Tuesday, renominating Sen. Ed Markey after a campaign that turned Moulton’s attacks on transgender athletes into a test of whether a Democrat could betray part of the party’s coalition and call it courage.It was not close.Markey received 556,865 v…
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