{"id":2647437,"date":"2026-08-20T14:38:57","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T18:38:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ocasio-cortez-endorses-ed-markey-in-massachusetts-senate-primary\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T14:44:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T18:44:32","slug":"ocasio-cortez-endorses-ed-markey-in-massachusetts-senate-primary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ocasio-cortez-endorses-ed-markey-in-massachusetts-senate-primary\/","title":{"rendered":"Ocasio-Cortez endorses Ed Markey in Massachusetts Senate primary"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Focasio-cortez-endorses-ed-markey-in-massachusetts-senate-primary%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2647437&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) endorsed Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Ed Markey ahead of the September 1 primary, supporting the incumbent against challenger Rep. Seth Moulton. markey, a longtime senator seeking another term, benefits from Ocasio-Cortez\u2019s endorsement, which may bolster his campaign as Moulton campaigns on generational change and positions himself as a centrist. The race has been notably influenced by debates over transgender athlete participation, with moulton raising concerns about fairness and winning endorsements from prominent Democrats. Polls indicate Markey leads by significant margins, with a 28-point advantage in recent surveys, though other polls show narrower gaps. Markey and Ocasio-Cortez have a history of working together, notably on the Green New Deal initiative to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-goes-full-green-new-deal-tyrant-carbon-emissions-threaten-the-very-existence-of-our-planet-video\/\" title=\"Biden Goes Full Green New Deal Tyrant: Carbon Emissions Threaten \u201cthe Very Existence of our Planet\u201d (VIDEO)\">combat climate change<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/alexandria-ocasio-cortez\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"282\">Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez <\/a>(D-NY) threw her support behind <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/massachusetts\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"344\">Massachusetts<\/a> Democratic Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ed-markey\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"2069\">Ed Markey<\/a> (D-MA) ahead of the Sept. 1 primary, backing the 80-year-old incumbent as he faces a challenge from Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/seth-moulton\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"3866\">Seth Moulton<\/a> (D-MA).<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Markey, who has served in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/congress\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"31\">Congress<\/a> since the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gerald-ford\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"5283\">Gerald Ford<\/a> administration, is seeking another term in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"8765\">Senate<\/a>. Ocasio-Cortez\u2019s endorsement could provide a boost to the longtime senator as he fends off Moulton, 47, who has campaigned on generational change and presented himself as a more centrist alternative.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4694527\/darline-graham-nordone-quell-backlash-taiwan\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Darline Graham Nordone attempts to quell backlash over Taiwan question: \u2018I don\u2019t speak politician\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4694506\/ocasio-cortez-endorses-massachusetts-senate-incumbent-ed-markey-green-new-deal\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Ocasio-Cortez endorses Massachusetts Senate incumbent Ed Markey<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4692615\/rnc-touts-record-cash-on-hand\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>RNC raised $19 million in July and has $130 million for midterm elections<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAt a time when powerful special interests are making life harder for everyday Americans, Massachusetts working families need a champion in the U.S. Senate to stand up for them and fight corporate greed,\u201d Ocasio-Cortez <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.edmarkey.com\/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-endorses-ed-markey\/\">said<\/a>. \u201cEd Markey has spent his career doing exactly that, from our partnership on the Green New Deal to running his campaign without accepting a dime of corporate PAC money.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Markey and Ocasio-Cortez first introduced the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/green-new-deal\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"2593\">Green New Deal <\/a>in 2019, proposing a sweeping national effort to address climate change.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Markey thanked Ocasio-Cortez for her endorsement, saying, \u201cShe\u2019s got vision, she knows what\u2019s at stake, and she never backs down.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) and Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA). (Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; data-large-file=&#8221;https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2026\/08\/localimages\/Feat.Generation.030426.jpg6a8749dd27f71.jpg?w=696&#8243; &#8220;https:><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) and Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA). (Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The race has been shaped by a contentious debate over transgender athletes. Moulton drew national attention following the 2024 election, when he said he was concerned about his daughters \u201cgetting run over on a playing field by a male or formerly male athlete,\u201d adding that he felt Democrats were afraid to discuss the issue.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moulton has secured endorsements from several prominent Democrats, including New Jersey Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mikie-sherrill\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"19767\">Mikie Sherrill<\/a> (D-NJ) and Reps. Derek Tran (D-CA), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Seth Magaziner (D-RI), and Pat Ryan (D-NY).<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/3829176\/generational-fight-massachusetts-democratic-senate-primary-seth-moulton-ed-markey\/\">GENERATIONAL FIGHT IN BUDDING MASSACHUSETTS DEMOCRATIC SENATE PRIMARY<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The candidates will face off in their final debate Thursday evening, just days before the Sept. 1 primary.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">August <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4690491\/transgender-rights-fight-raging-massachusetts-senate-primary\/\">polling<\/a> showed Markey with a 28-point lead over Moulton. Other polls conducted in recent months have shown Moulton trailing by between 5 and 17 points.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AOC backs Markey in Massachusetts Senate primary race<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4195,"featured_media":2647438,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP26013640784670.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[8334,65257,65258,39035],"class_list":["post-2647437","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-aoc","tag-ed-markey","tag-massachusetts-senate","tag-political-endorsement"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP26013640784670.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2647437","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4195"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2647437"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2647437\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2647441,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2647437\/revisions\/2647441"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2647438"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2647437"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2647437"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2647437"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}