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Markey Defends Seat Against Generational Challenger | New Bedford News
Eighty-year-old Senator Ed Markey pulls off a stunning comeback, securing his third Senate term in Massachusetts after narrowly defeating forty-seven-year-old Rep. Seth Moulton in a bruising Democratic primary. While Moulton campaigned on generational change and tapped into national Democratic sentiment for reform, Markey countered by painting him as too moderate — even accusing him of echoing Trump’s divisive rhetoric on transgender athletes, a point that sparked controversy and forced Moulton to issue an apology. With deep roots in Massachusetts politics since the 1970s and a proven track…
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