马萨诸塞州民主党人埃德·马基与赛斯·莫尔顿就进步派资历展开争执，同时均表态支持社会主义
2026年8月21日 美国东部时间下午2:41 / 福克斯新闻
作者：基拉·麦克唐纳、安德鲁·马克·米勒
马萨诸塞州现任联邦参议员埃德·马基（民主党-马萨诸塞州）与联邦众议员赛斯·莫尔顿（民主党-马萨诸塞州）在9月1日民主党初选前的最后一场辩论中，就跨性别运动员、移民海关执法局、社会主义与任期限制等议题展开交锋。（图片来源：WCVB）
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马萨诸塞州联邦参议院的两名民主党候选人周四晚登上辩论台，两人均向这个深蓝州的选民证明，自己的竞选最有可能推进极左翼议程。
在最后一场辩论中，现任参议员埃德·马基与众议员赛斯·莫尔顿就一系列热点问题接受尖锐质询，包括跨性别运动员参加女子体育赛事、美国移民海关执法局、国会任期限制以及社会主义在民主党内部日益增长的影响力。
跨性别运动员参加女子体育赛事
马基与莫尔顿一致认为生理男性应当可以参加女子体育赛事，当被问及是否应允许此类行为时，马基回答：“是的，我支持。”
“这已经是马萨诸塞州的法律，我认为这是正确的法律，”他说道。
最高法院就跨性别运动员参加女子体育赛事作出裁决
马萨诸塞州现任联邦参议员埃德·马基与联邦众议员赛斯·莫尔顿在9月1日民主党初选前的最后一场辩论中，就跨性别运动员、移民海关执法局、社会主义与任期限制等议题展开交锋。（WCVB供图）
当马基指责莫尔顿两年前的一段言论时，跨性别运动员参赛的议题变得极具争议性。莫尔顿当时曾表示，他不希望自己年幼的女儿“在运动场上被男性或曾为男性的运动员撞倒”。
马基指责莫尔顿将跨性别运动员当作“政治噱头”，并将他们推上“政治祭坛”。
作为回应，莫尔顿为自己过去的言论道歉，称他无意伤害任何人，共和党人才是真正的敌人。马基在他发言期间一直笑着摇头。
“我的本意是，如果我们民主党人不自己做出这些决定、不主动开展这场辩论，那我们就是将阵地拱手让给共和党人，而他们会继续推出这种充满仇恨的立法，”莫尔顿说道。
这段交锋被共和党全国委员会（RNC）的X账号转发后，引发了在线保守派人士的批评。
“又一名民主党参议员称‘男性应当可以参加女子体育赛事是绝对必要的’。那女拳击手、女跑步运动员和女铅球运动员是不是必须和我同台竞技？”犯罪预防研究中心主席约翰·洛特在X平台上发帖称。
“民主党人为什么非要在这个议题上死磕？”
废除移民海关执法局（ICE）
谈及移民执法议题时，莫尔顿与马基均呼吁废除移民海关执法局，并追究特朗普政府的相关行动责任。
莫尔顿称移民海关执法局“完全腐败”、“由暴徒组成”，并呼吁对其成员提起诉讼。
“我认为首届特朗普政府执政后，我们的失误在于没有尽全力追究他们的责任，”他说道。
马基表示，他从一开始就反对成立移民海关执法局，认为其带有“威权主义的种子”。
将特朗普塑造成民主的威胁
两名民主党候选人都将矛头对准了总统唐纳德·特朗普，马基呼吁弹劾特朗普，并指责他通过《拯救美国法案》“窃取”选举。
观看：4名共和党参议员助力挫败特朗普支持的选民身份证法案后，霍利怒不可遏
2026年6月4日，马萨诸塞州联邦参议员埃德·马基在华盛顿特区国会山。（埃里克·李/彭博社 via 盖蒂图片社）
“这就是《拯救美国法案》的全部目的，”他说道。“就是为了在今年秋天窃取选举。”
由共和党支持、特朗普倡导的选民诚信法案要求提供美国公民身份证明以进行选民登记，并要求在联邦选举中投票时出示带照片的身份证件，该法案遭到民主党强烈反对，在参议院也面临艰难通过的前景。
莫尔顿指责民主党及参议院少数党领袖查克·舒默未能有效回击“让美国再次伟大”（MAGA）的共和党人。
“民主党建制派，尤其是在查克·舒默领导下，未能有效追究特朗普的责任，未能有效在全国范围内赢得多数席位，也未能有效彻底击败特朗普和MAGA共和党人，”他说道。
支持民主党内部的社会主义浪潮
随着社会主义候选人在民主党内部不断获得权力并在全国范围内赢得选举，两名候选人都敦促民主党拥抱这一转变，进一步向左翼靠拢。
当被问及随着美国民主社会主义者组织（DSA）不断获得影响力，民主党需要做出哪些改变时，马基表示，他所在的政党应继续“更加进步”，并关注年轻选民的优先诉求。
民主党众议员赛斯·莫尔顿称民主党没有移民计划，仅“反对特朗普”
2025年9月10日，马萨诸塞州联邦众议员赛斯·莫尔顿在华盛顿特区美国商会全球航空航天峰会期间发言。（阿尔·德拉戈/彭博社 via 盖蒂图片社）
“他们支持全民医保，”他说道。“他们知道我国的医疗体系是‘疾病护理体系’，希望加以改革。他们希望通过《绿色新政》。”
莫尔顿表示，民主党需要脱离党内建制派，转而关注民生负担问题，并以纽约市市长佐赫兰·曼达尼为例。
“我们从现任纽约市市长佐赫兰·曼达尼身上就能看到这一点，”他说道。
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在中期选举前赢得多场初选胜利后，社会主义者在民主党内部的势头也有所增强。
任期限制与对马基参议员年龄的质疑
当被问及任期限制问题时，1976年首次当选众议员的马基为自己连任的能力辩护，坚称自己可以“胜任这份工作”。
“我想所有观看这场辩论的人都能看到，我比以往任何时候都更有活力，在我的人生中也是如此，”这位80岁的参议员说道。“莫尔顿众议员很难跟上我的节奏。”
莫尔顿在辩论台上表示，他支持国会的任期限制。
“我在海军陆战队服役期间遇到了一些我人生中最了不起的领导人，但在23岁时，他们不能竞选国会议员，”莫尔顿说道。“我认为我们也应该设置年龄上限。”
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Top 5 most heated moments as progressives spar over who is further to the left in final Dem Senate debate
Massachusetts Democrats Ed Markey, Seth Moulton clash over progressive credentials while embracing socialism
August 21, 2026 2:41pm EDT / Fox News
By Kiera McDonald, Andrew Mark Miller
Incumbent Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., and Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., faced off over transgender athletes, ICE, socialism and term limits in their final debate before the Sept. 1 Democratic primary. (Credit: WCVB)
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The two Democratic candidates for United States Senate in Massachusetts took to the debate stage Thursday night, and both made the case to voters in the deep blue commonwealth that their campaigns are most likely to deliver on far-left agenda items.
Incumbent Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., and Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., faced pressing questions over hot-button issues, including transgender athletes participating in women’s sports, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, term limits in Congress and socialism’s growing influence within the Democratic Party during their final debate.
Transgender athletes in women’s sports
Markey and Moulton agreed biological males should be able to participate in female sports, with Markey saying, “Yes, I do,” when asked if that should be allowed.
“That is the law in Massachusetts, and I think it’s the correct law,” he said.
SUPREME COURT MAKES RULING ON TRANS ATHLETES IN WOMEN’S SPORTS
Incumbent Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., and Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., faced off over transgender athletes, ICE, socialism and term limits in their final debate before the Sept. 1 Democratic primary.(WCVB)
The question of transgender athletes in sports did get contentious when Markey called out Moulton over a comment two years ago in which Moulton said he did not want his young daughters “getting run over on a playing field by a male or formerly male athlete.”
Markey accused Moulton of using transgender athletes as “political fodder” and throwing them under “the political bus.”
In response, Moulton apologized for his past remarks, saying he did not intend to hurt anyone and that Republicans were the real enemy. Markey laughed and shook his head throughout the answer.
“My intention is to say, if we as Democrats don’t start making these decisions, don’t foster this debate ourselves, then we’re just ceding the field to Republicans who will continue to put forward this hateful legislation,” Moulton said.
The exchange sparked criticism from conservatives online after it was highlighted by the Republican National Committee’s (RNC) X account.
“Another Democrat senator says ‘it is absolutely essential’ that males should be able to play in female sports. Should women boxers, runners, and shot put throwers have to compete against me?” Crime Prevention Research Center President John Lott posted on X.
“Why do Democrats keep fighting on this hill?”
Abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
Turning to immigration enforcement, Moulton and Markey both called for abolishing ICE and holding the Trump administration accountable for its actions.
Moulton called ICE “completely corrupt” and “staffed by thugs,” while calling for their prosecutions.
“I think a mistake that we made after the first Trump administration is not doing enough to hold them accountable,” he said.
Markey said he opposed ICE’s creation from the beginning over “seeds of authoritarianism.”
Casting Trump as a threat to democracy
Both Democrats took aim at President Donald Trump, with Markey calling for his impeachment and accusing him of using the SAVE America Act to “steal” the election.
WATCH: HAWLEY FUMES AFTER 4 GOP SENATORS HELP SINK TRUMP-BACKED VOTER ID LAW
Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., June 4, 2026.(Eric Lee/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
“That’s what the SAVE America Act is all about,” he said. “It’s all about stealing the election this fall.”
The GOP-backed voter integrity bill championed by Trump would require proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote and photo ID to cast a ballot in federal elections and has faced intense Democratic opposition as well as a difficult path in the Senate.
Moulton blamed the Democratic Party and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for failing to push back on MAGA Republicans.
“The Democratic establishment, especially under Chuck Schumer, has not been effective at holding Trump accountable, has not been effective in winning majorities across the country, has not been effective at fundamentally defeating Trump and the MAGA Republicans,” he said.
Embracing the socialist push in the Democratic Party
As socialist candidates continue to gain power in the Democratic Party and win elections across the country, both candidates urged the party to embrace the shift and move even further to the left.
Markey said his party should continue to be “more progressive” and focus on the priorities of young voters when both candidates were asked what the Democratic Party needs to change as the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) continues to gain traction.
DEM REP SETH MOULTON SAYS PARTY HAS NO IMMIGRATION PLAN, IS ONLY ‘OPPOSITION TO TRUMP’
Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., speaks during the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Global Aerospace Summit in Washington, D.C., Sept. 10, 2025.(Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
“They support Medicare-for-all,” he said. “They know the healthcare system in our country is a sick care system. They want it fixed. They want a Green New Deal.”
Moulton said Democrats need to break from the party establishment and instead focus on affordability, pointing to New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani as an example.
“I mean, we saw this from Zohran Mamdani, mayor of New York City now,” he said.
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Socialists have also gained momentum within the party after scoring several primary victories ahead of the midterms.
Term limits and questions about Sen. Markey’s age
When asked about term limits, Markey, who was first elected to the House in 1976, defended his ability to serve another term, insisting he can “do the job.”
“Well, I think everyone watching this debate can see that I’m more energized than I’ve ever been before and in my life,” the 80-year-old senator said. “Congressman Moulton has a hard time keeping up with me.”
Moulton said on the stage that he supports term limits in Congress.
“I served with some of the most amazing leaders in my life in the Marines, but at 23 years old, they don’t get to run for Congress,” Moulton said. “I think we should have upper age limits as well.”
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The winner of the Sept. 1 Democratic primary will advance to the November general election to face Republican attorney and Marine veteran John Deaton in the high-profile race.
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