Seth Moulton Sold Out Trans Kids — and Lost His Senate Race
Running as a progressive, Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey forced his centrist challenger to apologize for his anti-trans remarks. The post Seth Moulton Sold Out Trans Kids — and Lost His Senate Race appeared first on The Intercept .
In a Massachusetts Democratic Senate primary, Rep. Seth Moulton lost the election to long-time incumbent Sen. Ed Markey. Despite being 47 years old compared to Markey's 80, Moulton's campaign focused on conservative talking points and echoed Donald Trump's rhetoric, suggesting that Democrats failed due to a lack of conservatism.
Moulton claimed to represent a break from the status quo but instead mirrored a centrist playbook that had failed to win elections and alienated vulnerable minorities. Markey, however, ran on issues of economic inequality, taxing billionaires, green energy, and universal healthcare, while still supporting vulnerable minorities. After the November 2024 election, Moulton apologized for anti-trans remarks, but this came after criticism from Markey.
A UMass/Amherst poll showed that 67% of primary voters would be less likely to vote for a candidate who embraced anti-trans positions. Markey emphasized that generational change is about contesting established ways, not compromising.
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