# Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey faces younger, more moderate primary challenger

https://mins.news/en/video/40612

- ABC News, 2026-09-01 15:52 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2cXQsmfrtw

> Young progressives have been challenging older moderates in primary contests. In Massachusetts, however, 80-year-old progressive Sen. Ed Markey is being challenged by a 47-year-old moderate.

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