The Guard That Won’t Be Changing
Massachusetts Democrats chose progressivism over relative youth.
TL;DR
- Massachusetts Democrats reelected 80-year-old Senator Ed Markey over younger challenger Seth Moulton.
- The race pitted Markey's progressive record against Moulton's call for "a new generation of leadership."
- Markey, an incumbent since the Gerald Ford presidency, secured a decisive victory, trouncing Moulton by nearly 50 points.
- The outcome suggests that older progressive leaders who take younger voters seriously can remain viable, differing from the "old guard" perception.
- Moulton's criticisms, including an attack on Markey's alleged ties to Jeffrey Epstein, backfired.
- Both candidates opposed new military aid to Israel and criticized Benjamin Netanyahu's government.