Democrats’ Push for Generational Change Could Hit a Wall in Massachusetts
Markey, 80, has drawn a challenge from Moulton, 47, who has argued it is time for new leadership in the Bay State.Democrats have been confronting questions about the age of some of their top politicians over the past few years. Those calls grew after backlash over former President Joe Biden’s decision to run for a second term despite age concerns that grew after a debate against President Donald Trump in June 2024 that eventually led to his withdrawal. Markey's focus on his progressive bona fides makes the race unique from other contentious primaries, where challengers have more often been more progressive than incumbents.
- ▪Markey, 80, has drawn a challenge from Moulton, 47, who has argued it is time for new leadership in the Bay State.Democrats have been confronting questions about the age of some of their top politicians over the past few years.
- ▪Those calls grew after backlash over former President Joe Biden’s decision to run for a second term despite age concerns that grew after a debate against President Donald Trump in June 2024 that eventually led to his withdrawal.
- ▪Markey's focus on his progressive bona fides makes the race unique from other contentious primaries, where challengers have more often been more progressive than incumbents.
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By Andrew StantonReporter0ShareNewsweek is a Trust Project memberSee more of our trusted coverage when you search.Prefer Newsweek on Googleto see more of our trusted coverage when you search.Senator Ed Markey led Representative Seth Moulton in two new polls of the Democratic Senate primary in Massachusetts, as the longtime incumbent seeks to hold off another generational challenge.An anti-incumbent wave has swept through the Democratic primaries ahead of the midterms, with several longtime members of Congress losing to political newcomers. Markey, 80, has drawn a challenge from Moulton, 47, who has argued it is time for new leadership in the Bay State.Democrats have been confronting questions about the age of some of their top politicians over the past few years.
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