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Sen. Ed Markey, 80, wins Mass. Democratic primary over opponent who called for generational change (apnews.com)
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U.S. Sen. Ed Markey secured the Democratic nomination in Massachusetts’ Senate primary Tuesday, once again fending off a push for generational change as he seeks a third term.

Markey, 80, defeated U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton, 47, who had attempted to argue that it was time to do away with the “status quo” in his pursuit to oust the octogenarian.

Yet Markey successfully pointed to Moulton’s more moderate positions to argue that it was Moulton — not the older incumbent — who was out of touch with the state’s voters. Perhaps no other issue defined the race more than transgender rights, and Markey repeatedly hit Moulton for previously saying he would not want his daughters to play against transgender athletes.

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[–] 34 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (4 children)

Uhh the old guy was the better choice here my man.

Moulton is a racist, transphobic DINO.

Had Markey retired, the stage would've been flooded with a dozen progressives and one DINO, making it easier for the less popular messaging to win out.

Plus he still has his faculties. There's centenarian triathletes out there, I'm 41, a terrible swimmer, and could barely ride a bike. Age isn't everything. Being stuck in a prior age, though, is.

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  • [–] 11 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    I concede that in this case the the older candidate was a better candidate (seemingly a lot better)

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  • [–] 6 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Seth Moulton: “In the newly released Epstein files, your name appears repeatedly. I’m not going to get into all the details, but I do want to ask one question,” he said. “Why would you even take a meeting with a lobbyist on behalf of Jeffrey Epstein?”

    “What you are doing right now is absolutely reprehensible,” Markey responded, seemingly stunned by the question.

    Moulton’s campaign searched through the Department of Justice’s Epstein Library and found that, in 2015, a lobbyist claimed to have met with Markey in an email that was later forwarded to Epstein. That lobbyist was not advocating for Epstein, but for his friend, Karim Wade, the son of a former Senegalese president who had been imprisoned for corruption, and Epstein was footing the bill for the lobbying effort.

    Two days later, Markey’s campaign told GBH News that it checked the calendars of the senator and his staff at the time, and that no such meeting occurred.

    I made this comment in another post, but I think it's still relevant here. You can't just accuse people of being in the Epstein files when they're calling out your bigotry and lack of progressive policies. It only makes you look worse.

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