Markey shrugs off Moulton in generational clash: 3 takeaways from Massachusetts primaries
Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) bucked this cycle's recent trend of old guard Democrats losing primaries to younger challengers, easily routing his rival in Tuesday's primary for Senate in Massachusetts. The race was the latest test of Democrats' appetite for generational change in Congress – but with a progressive incumbent against a more moderate challenger, it featured a flipped dynamic compared to…
Sen. Ed Markey, the incumbent and long-time critic of Israel, is poised to easily win re-election to a third term in the Massachusetts Democratic Senate primary against his younger, more centrist challenger, Rep. Seth Moulton. Although polls currently indicate Markey will maintain his seat, the race was initially quite close. Moulton, at 47, began the primary as the more moderate candidate, but recent shifts in voter support have put him behind Markey by double digits, with Markey leading by as much as 30 percentage points.
Markey's long tenure in Congress since the 1970s has given him a strong base of progressive support, while Moulton has attempted to distance himself from AIPAC and Israel's government, but this move has not translated into significant gains in the polls.
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