Markey trounces Moulton in Massachusetts Senate primary poll

Senator Ed Markey is leading Representative Seth Moulton in the Massachusetts Senate primary, according to a poll by Emerson College Polling. The poll found that 60.4 percent of likely Democratic primary voters or those who have already voted said they would back Markey.

The primary race has centered on Markey's age, with Moulton campaigning on the idea that Markey, 80, is too old for another Senate term. Markey would be 86 at the end of another term. According to the Associated Press, Markey's response to a debate question about his use of artificial intelligence platforms like Claude or ChatGPT was seen as unclear.

Markey responded that he uses "whatever is inside of my iPhone or my iPad — whatever comes up" and added that he doesn't know "what companies my iPad may be using." This exchange was cited by an 18-year-old supporter of Moulton as an example of Markey's lack of familiarity with modern technology.

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