Seth Moulton Reflects on Loss to 80-Year-Old Ed Markey in Massachusetts Senate Primary
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Updated · The Boston Globe · Sep 1
Seth Moulton Reflects on Loss to 80-Year-Old Ed Markey in Massachusetts Senate Primary
2 articles · Updated · The Boston Globe · Sep 1
Summary
Seth Moulton said after Tuesday’s Democratic primary that he was proud of his campaign but acknowledged there were things he could have done differently after losing badly to Ed Markey.
Markey, 80, secured a sixth Senate term as Moulton’s challenge centered heavily on age while arguing there were few policy differences between them.
That message faltered with progressive voters, who backed Markey’s positions on the Green New Deal, Medicare for All and transgender rights and were reminded of Moulton’s comments on trans athletes.
The loss leaves Moulton, 47, weighing his political future after an uphill bid against an entrenched incumbent, while speculation already surrounds whether Markey might eventually make way for a younger progressive successor.