The Democratic primary for Senate came back to Western Massachusetts last Wednesday with the campaign’s first debate. Incumbent Senator Ed Markey jousted with his challenger, North Shore Congressman Seth Moulton, in a roughly hour-long debate that touched on effectiveness, healthcare and pushing back on Donald Trump.
The debate also provided a backdrop for Moulton to announce a slate of endorsements from the 413.
LONGMEADOW—Only standing astride the Commonwealth can one hope to win it.
That calculus has guided many statewide candidates and Seth Moulton, the congressman challenging Senator Ed Markey for the Democratic primary, has taken this to heart, too. He boasts of dozens of stops across the Commonwealth, including many in the 413.
For the second time in as many reelections, Senator Ed Markey faces a rival from Massachusetts’s House delegation. Salem Congressman Seth Moulton announced Wednesday morning he is challenging Markey for their party’s nomination. Famous names—and, hopefully, global health crises—aside, the race has echoes of the
United States Senator Elizabeth Warren is one of the most in-demand surrogates for Democrats nationwide. Yet, despite the lack of a statewide race the progressive icon has not neglected her home state. Warren campaigned for Democrats on the Cape this month and is now heading west