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Maham you are an absolute dweeb

Moulton thought it was a good idea to try and take on one of the best Speakers in history.

Good! Americans don't need young AIPAC candidates.

moulton sucks and is a republican running under a dem ticket hope that helps

The omission by @npr.org here was not that he was not progressive, but that he took dark corporate money from a billionaire who is actively trying to crush the progressive wing of the Democratic Party by primarying them.

Looks like Democratic voters are paying attention.

Fake news NPR hates trans people

Seth was hands down the WRONG kind of young leadership. He’s too right of center to even call himself a moderate and is too disconnected from democratic ideology. As a nearly lifelong MA resident, we do need to fix a very serious housing affordability issue that is extending statewide.

trump should have defunded you more

It had nothing to do with age. Moulton turned on our trans family the second it seemed politically convenient, while Markey stood by his principles. That’s what this primary was about.

As long as you leave out some of the other things he said that cost him the election.

This septuagenarian has mixed feelings.

I'm in MA and the choice wasn't that hard. I REALLY want younger people in office, but Seth Moulton was a right leaning moderate and didn't stand a chance after talking crap about transgender kids.

You guys are just so pathetic

No it’s because the other guy was a hate monger

LOL anybody can die in office. And are you calling Maura Healy a fascist? Do you know how stupid you sound?

Ed Markey is in excellent health as evidenced by his campaign tirelessly traveling all across the state, not to mention he was face-to-face confronting DOGE. And the same voters who elected him also elected a progressive governor who shares his values and would appoint his replacement.

Moulton is an anti-trans bigot. He only has himself to blame. The electorate has had enough of it.

kinda burying the lede there, eh NPR?

What else is the challenger going to say?

may the rest of the Republican wing of the Democratic party go the same way

The democratic voters of Massachusetts chose the candidate who reflects their values and you want to take that choice away which is clearly anti-democratic. And you’re justifying it with a bunch of lies about that candidate being a Nazi because he’s old.

weird how you don't mention the transphobia that was rejected

It’s almost like it’s not about age, gender, or race but weather or not a candidate is a center right piece of shit pushing the Democratic Party further right… please take note democrats.

We need Progressives rn. That is the top criteria.

New leaders, yes. Transphobic trash ass bitches? No.

Yo NPR what else did Moulton say

Nobody wants younger leaders that are further to the right of our current group.

New leadership doesn’t mean turfing out experienced leaders just for the change.

A freshly shat turd is "newer" than leftovers from a couple days ago, but that doesn't mean I'm gonna choose to eat it

The record in question: bullying school kids

Moulton does you brainless dipshit.

Little else of substance.

Love this. I voted for Ed this lunchtime. Money grabbing Moulton was never an option. People who think old people are incapable by virtue of having been around the Sun a set number of times should talk to someone, because not all 80 year olds are as blinkered in their worldview as they are.

NPR sold out so hard

This headline is despicable

We're all getting a little testy at what passes for news, Numb.

They don’t want people to read the articles. Just the headlines. Propaganda 101

tl,dr “Given the choice between an old codger who has actually fought for good policies and a young coward willing to throw trans people under the bus for political expedience, Massachusetts chose the fighter.”

thanks for clarifying

Just because a candidate is young doesn’t mean they are any good. I am in favor of new leadership but only from people who are actually progressive and not just… gross. Anti-trans assholes are not getting my vote, no matter what age. Comments missing that point — not paying enough attention.

Lol cry about it

He should have said new "good" leaders

Whoever is writing y'alls statuses needs a new job. Shit had nothing to do with age.

Demonstrating that the push for "younger" was aimed at replacing the sluggish, non-dynamic establishment types, who are typically older, but not a guy like Markey who has been and remains a fighter who doesn't pull punches.

I don’t think you know a damned thing about him.

You know exactly what the fuck this was, you ghouls. Fall on your sword for capital, your gods demand it.

Alternatively, Seth Moulton is an anti-trans fuckhead and Markey's been up-front in his genuine support for trans rights and trans causes, which is far more valuable than just "guy who is young".

While there is a push for younger leadership there is also a significant push against milquetoast "centrist" anti-trans candidates like Moulton. What Third Way sponsored "journalist" wrote this stupid piece.?

Yes exactly! Markey is one of a precious few Democrats I actually like because he’s an actual progressive!

Then tell democrats to stop kneecapping young progressives and promoting center right pieces of shit. Dems fight progressives harder than they fight literal fascists in the Republican Party.

it would take like thirty seconds of research into Markey’s platform and stellar track record of letting minorities and the downtrodden take the stage whenever possible to have prevented you saying this nonsense. Markey is not a ruler, never has been.

What it comes down to is that age is an iffy index for policy / values, only the latter matter - and a functional representative democracy wouldn't depend on specific persons holding office for life.

Agreed. So how about we find younger candidates who aren't anti-progressive shitheads, yeah?

Hey quick question, why does this always apply to Markey and Bernie but never Chuck Schumer?

It's one matter wanting younger PROGRESSIVE leadership. What Moulton was a right winger masquerading as a Democrat. Someone else like him is Tom Souzzi. Moulton would have been a terrible candidate. Someone throwing trans people under the bus isn't it.

What is the issue with octogenarians?

We also need fewer anti-trans bigots. When given a choice, I'd hope voters pick the octogenarian any day. In this case, I'm thrilled that my trans sibling and their partner are going to be represented by the latter.

Ok, but we can’t replace a great senator with a bad one…

What is his stance on Data Centers? I'm happy hes a progressive but, we're in a bad place, and trump shouldn't be allowed to finish his term. IMO The US has never faced as a serious threat as the Republican party. From the inside of the country. #EndTheRapeublickkkanParty youtu.be/bdPU_O93Eyo?...

More like bucking the trend of capitulating to the Nazis on trans rights… come on now NPR, we all know why he won ☺️

I'd rather have an old guy who was cool about trans people than a younger guy who was deciding to feed us to the wolves. Fuck your rag.

In Virginia, Don Beyer is a similar candidate- older but doing a great job. this will be his last term coming up and i’ll be sad to see him go eventually but i happily voted for him this primary

What *else* did Moulton say, hmmmm?

Pretty sure the thing that was “bucked” was the “centrist” (aka far right) dem urge to support the Nazi position towards trans people.

Embarrassingly bad reporting, and even worse framing. You should be ashamed of yourselves. I know you're not, but you should be.

Dog straight up never write about politics again and go live in the middle of the woods holy shit

He is a transphobe! Say it out loud! Pro trans policies are popular!!!

Is that Moulton said

Very true. I've emailed his office and Elizabeth Warren's and Markey's office ALWAYS replies.

Headline: another asshole loses to Woke 2, more to come

what else did Seth Moulton say?

Here, I got you a better headline www.transiticsnews.com/p/anti-trans...

Maybe it was the POLICY differences between the two? Maybe it was how one FIGHTS and the other doesn't? Maybe it was how one fought FOR Trans Rights and the other threw them under the bus for political expediency?

This is not the same and you, like Moulton, are a bigot.

She wasn't that bad, she just didn't know when to quit, and voters here kept voting for a familiar name and a 20yr old head shot. It does sound like Markey is the better candidate. I just sincerely hope he makes it to the end of his term.

I think it happened because Moulton is lousy and Markey is a democrat worth a damn but go ahead with your shit framing

Markey was the younger guy, he just happens to be thirty years older in technical age.

Well, if he doesn’t last, in his old age, we’ll find a better democrat than the one he was running against.

Fortunately voters are smart enough to pick an old guy who is on their side over a younger guy who only serves his rich donors. If NPR weren't corrupt establishment propaganda, you would report such basic facts.

Sure!

Thank you, that helps me understand why.

“Is it just a belief by Markey that no one else can replace him, or simple ordinary political egoism or what?” These are the only two reasons you can think of? 🙄

There should be a transphobia limit

Best not to be overly dogmatic about these things. Markey does good work, currently. Moulton is a poorly calibrated weathvane in an otherwise empty suit.

This is the second straight primary where some reactionary centrist youth ran against markey, lost, and then pundits pretended it’s a sign that people don’t want change rather than it being a sign that people don’t want reactionary freaks. Markey might be ancient but he’s not a transphobe.

"New leaders" has to mean more than that you're < 60 unfortunately. Seth Moulton never represented anything new. I guess he's off to run for president again next

Seth is a dick of a human being. shame bc I did like him years ago. Ed is old but he has sponsored many bills since becoming a senator.

Might have said a few other things. Wonder if those things had any impact on the election? I guess we'll never know with this kind of reporting.

this "looking for younger leadership" is the equivalent of describing the motivations of GOP/MAGA voters as "economically anxious"

Bidens issue was the cancer. It had to affect his thinking from the medication.

Did Moulton say anything else? Anything that might have alienated the people he hoped might vote for him?

Talk about policy you cowards. Markey won because of his policy positions. Moulton's assorted investments in AI and his panicky anti-trans statements cost him, regardless of what the Boston Globe might bleat.

Being young or older doesn’t matter, what really matters is are you a progressive or conservative? We the voters are tired of the same old politics where the rich get richer and the middle class get taxes!

Well Seth had the social mores of someone twice as old as 80.

moulton used his age as a disguise to shield his dog dirt politics and filthy bigotry, the man should get out of politics permanently. he should probably leave massachusetts permanently as well

This is why it's soooooo difficult to support NPR. Was the reason he won because he was older? Or because he is was more progressive? And progressives are beating pre- complying transphobes? Where is the lede here?🤔🙄 We don't need NY Times lite. We need knowledgeable, accurate news.

The centrists keep sending their most mediocre, most superficial, least accomplished reps for Markey, and he keeps thumping them. MA wants a lefty. Here's to Wu in 32.

Truly ludicrous headline.

Pathetic loser loses. More at 11