{"id":2653488,"date":"2026-09-02T09:42:02","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T13:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/massachusetts-sen-markey-80-fends-off-challenge-from-younger-democrat-in-primary\/"},"modified":"2026-09-02T09:44:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T13:44:13","slug":"massachusetts-sen-markey-80-fends-off-challenge-from-younger-democrat-in-primary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/massachusetts-sen-markey-80-fends-off-challenge-from-younger-democrat-in-primary\/","title":{"rendered":"Massachusetts Sen. Markey, 80, Fends Off Challenge From Younger Democrat in 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\">24<\/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%2Fmassachusetts-sen-markey-80-fends-off-challenge-from-younger-democrat-in-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=2653488&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>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/americans-held-hostage-by-hamas\/\" title=\"Americans Held Host... by Hamas\">provided content appears<\/a> to be a web page segment with embedded HTML, scripts, and advertisements, which includes a detailed article about U.S. Senator Ed markey&#8217;s recent primary victory in Massachusetts.The article discusses Markey\u2019s age,his political stances,and the generational concerns surrounding political leadership. It highlights that markey,at 80,won the Democratic nomination over younger challenger Seth Moulton,emphasizing voter confidence in his capacity despite age and pointing out the state&#8217;s support for his progressive policies. The piece criticizes Markey&#8217;s ideological positions, notably on court packing, transgender sports, and election claims, and reflects on the wider implications of political age and leadership continuity. Additionally,there are references to political figures like Joe Biden and Dianne Feinstein,and commentary on the ongoing debates regarding age and effectiveness in governance. The article, infused with hyperlinks and social media quotes, presents a critical and somewhat sarcastic tone about the current state of political leadership, particularly emphasizing concerns about aging politicians and their impact on policy and governance.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The party that has been stung over and over again by the gerontocracy and the diminishing returns that come with age \u2014 from Joe Biden to Dianne Feinstein to Eleanor Holmes Norton \u2014 was offered an off-ramp to another potential catastrophe within the establishment on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Surprise of surprises, it sped right on past.<\/p>\n<p>In a race that was mostly seen as a litmus test on whether or not Democrats would keep electing officials to terms they couldn\u2019t honestly say they could complete in full health and sound mind, 80-year-old Sen. Ed Markey of Massachusetts won the nomination for the Senate seat in a reliably Democratic state over 47-year-old U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, we\u2019re now in an era where 47 represents \u201ca new generation of leadership,\u201d as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/longtime-dem-senator-ed-markey-gets-serious-primary-challenger-age-becomes-immediate-campaign-issue\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Moulton put it<\/a>. The last president from Massachusetts, you may recall, was just one year younger when he died, and he had already served as a representative and senator before assuming the presidency.<\/p>\n<p>But according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/elections\/2026\/09\/01\/massachusetts-us-senate-primary-results-live-ed-markey-faces-seth-moulton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Washington Post<\/a>, Massachusetts voters still think that Markey will be up to the task when he\u2019s 86, overwhelmingly sending him back (yeah, there\u2019s a Republican in the general election, but this is <em>Massachusetts<\/em>) by a 64.9 percent to 35.1 percent margin.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDespite a rough year for establishment candidates, Markey led in polls throughout the race, in large part because he is viewed as more progressive in a state that skews leftward,\u201d the outlet reported, noting that Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez had supported him.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dem-sen-markey-aocs-green-new-deal-dna-dems-3-5-trillion-spending-plan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Markey\u2019s progressive bona fides<\/a>, such as they exist, include loudly banging on about how the Democrats need to expand the Supreme Court because seats were \u201cstolen\u201d from them by those lousy Republicans. He\u2019s promised to nuke the filibuster and basically put the entire population of Seattle on the high court if he gets the chance.<\/p>\n<p>He also believes boys who identify as transgender should be able to play in girls\u2019 sports, and Moulton doesn\u2019t. In other words, he\u2019s stuck in the summer of 2020, and probably always will be.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMassachusetts needs a senator who stands up and fights back, a senator who never forgets who they are fighting for,\u201d Markey said in his victory speech, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpri.com\/news\/elections\/massachusetts-democratic-primary-is-generational-clash-as-rep-seth-moulton-targets-sen-ed-markey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat has been the mission of my life, and it always will be.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Realistically, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/senate-dem-calls-packing-scotus-day-amy-coney-barrett-proved-high-court-compromised\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">outside of court packing<\/a>, Markey is no longer a change agent and shows no signs of becoming one if given another six years in the upper chamber. He\u2019s been in Congress since Gerald Ford was president and was handed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/supposed-climate-change-crisis-ruin-john-kerrys-posh-neighborhood-drug-addicts-instead\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John Kerry\u2019s<\/a> Senate seat when Kerry became Secretary of State under Obama. But, he insisted Tuesday, just because he lacks any sort of major accomplishment in the role doesn\u2019t mean he\u2019s not getting the little things done.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGenerational change isn\u2019t about compromising, to do the small things better,\u201d Markey told supporters. \u201cIt\u2019s about fighting to do the big things best.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Right. Like cable media hits, which Markey has become the undisputed champion of. Think <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/disgraced-lawyer-michael-avenatti-moves-hollywood-halfway-house-finish-prison-sentence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michael Avenatti<\/a>, just over a longer period of time, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/avenatti-disgraced-indictment-still-thinking-running-president\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">with an elected office<\/a>, and without any felony convictions <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-state-bar-wants-to-stop-avenatti-from-working-in-california\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">or disbarments<\/a>. But more of a crank:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Democrat Senator Ed Markey is leading Democrats\u2019 attempt to pack the Supreme Court:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am the author of the court expansion bill\u2026the only way to solve this problem in a very short period of time is to expand the Supreme Court\u2026\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/K950tx925a\">pic.twitter.com\/K950tx925a<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RNCResearch\/status\/2072374898853326928?\">July 1, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>When not on friendly territory like CNN or MS NOW, however, he looks a lot more like this rhetorical mess that\u2019s definitely showing his age:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Senator Markey led Democrat efforts to censor conservatives. Now, he\u2019s engaged in nothing more than projection and distortion.<\/p>\n<p>On my watch, the FCC is holding broadcasters accountable to their public interest obligations. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2vQpwOcHmG\">pic.twitter.com\/2vQpwOcHmG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brendan Carr (@BrendanCarrFCC) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BrendanCarrFCC\/status\/2001788479894630908?\">December 18, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a man who, just in the 21st century alone, has been an election denier (he refused <a href=\"https:\/\/clerk.house.gov\/evs\/2005\/roll007.xml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">to vote<\/a> to certify the 2004 Ohio results as a House member, thanks to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/not-making-watch-jasmine-crockett-warn-trump-use-dominion-voting-machines-rig-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the vague conspiracy theories<\/a> that election machines manufactured by Diebold handed George W. Bush the state or whatever) and a supporter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.markey.senate.gov\/imo\/media\/doc\/Markey%20Impeachment%20Vote%20Congressional%20Record1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">of convicting<\/a> an impeached former president for denying election results:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Donald Trump is responsible for the coup that is unfolding at the Capitol. He is a fascist and a direct threat to our country.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ed Markey (@EdMarkey) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EdMarkey\/status\/1346921985813540864?\">January 6, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Court packing is not going to happen anytime soon, and it likely won\u2019t be happening with Markey leading the charge. What will happen is that we\u2019ll end up with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bidens-latest-senior-moment-bad-white-house-doctor-transcript-multiple-times\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">another Biden<\/a>, another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dem-insiders-hit-feinstein-mental-fitness-ignore-biden-seems-much-worse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Feinstein<\/a>, another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/democrats-geriatric-crisis-dcs-warrior-hill-nowhere-found\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Holmes Norton<\/a>: Someone elected to do an exigent job for a constituency while being past that sad but inescapable point of diminishing returns that comes with age.<\/p>\n<p>The only good thing that could be said about Tuesday\u2019s result, I suppose, is that it couldn\u2019t happen to a better state than the only one which cast its electoral votes for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/death-democratic-party-far-left-pushing-toward-1972-mcgovern-style-implosion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">George McGovern<\/a> in 1972.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re too young to know who that is, just ask Ed Markey. 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