# Ed Markey pitches himself as anti-establishment in Massachusetts Senate primary

https://mins.news/en/item/39086

- CNN, 2026-08-31 17:30 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/31/politics/massachusetts-democratic-senate-primary-markey-moulton?Date=20260831&Profile=CNN

> In Tuesday’s Democratic Senate primary in deep-blue Massachusetts, longtime Sen. Ed Markey is presenting himself as the anti-establishment candidate in his contest against Rep. Seth Moulton, despite having arrived in Washington only three years after Joe Biden did in 1973.

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