进步派背书参议员埃德·马基，温和派挑战者赛思·莫尔顿将代际变革作为竞选核心议题
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马萨诸塞州民主党参议院初选最后辩论五大高光时刻
现任马萨诸塞州联邦参议员埃德·马基（民主党籍）与联邦众议员赛思·莫尔顿（民主党籍）在9月1日民主党初选前的最后一场辩论中，就跨性别运动员政策、移民海关执法局（ICE）、社会主义与任期限制等议题展开交锋。（图片来源：WCVB）
马萨诸塞州是左翼与中间派为民主党未来展开政治斗争的最新战场。
但此次局面出现反转：在这个坚定的蓝色州本周二举行初选之际，进步派却在支持长期担任现任议员的马基，对抗更为温和的挑战者。
80岁的埃德·马基参议员与47岁的赛思·莫尔顿众议员之间的参议院提名对决，也是民主党推动代际变革最新一轮的正面交锋。两年前，时年81岁的总统乔·拜登在一场对阵特朗普的表现糟糕的辩论后，因身心耐力受到质疑而退出总统竞选，这一事件推动了民主党对代际变革的诉求。
本次初选同时存在一场六方角逐，以填补莫尔顿留下的众议院席位空缺；该州全民主党籍国会代表团中的四名成员，包括众议院少数党党鞭凯瑟琳·克拉克，也面临来自左翼的挑战。而马萨诸塞州的共和党人将选出州长候选人，挑战民主党现任州长莫拉·希利。
马基与莫尔顿辩论五大最激烈交锋时刻
2026年7月8日，联邦参议员埃德·马基与众议员赛思·莫尔顿在WWLP-22新闻台辩论前站在讲台两侧。（苏珊娜·克莱特/《波士顿环球报》 via 盖蒂图片社）
但本周二的选战焦点无疑是马基与莫尔顿之间的对决。
马基曾在众议院任职37年，并于2013年当选参议员。他获得了进步派领军人物马萨诸塞州参议员伊丽莎白·沃伦、佛蒙特州参议员伯尼·桑德斯，以及纽约州众议员亚历山德里亚·奥卡西奥-科特兹的背书。七年前，奥卡西奥-科特兹曾与马基联手共同提出《绿色新政》。
这位参议员誓言将继续推进左翼议程，除《绿色新政》外，还包括全民医保、跨性别者权利法案、对亿万富翁征税以及削减军费开支。
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2023年9月20日，在华盛顿特区美国国会大厦外举行的美国气候团启动新闻发布会上，纽约州联邦众议员亚历山德里亚·奥卡西奥-科特兹（民主党籍）与马萨诸塞州联邦参议员埃德·马基（民主党籍）拥抱致意。奥卡西奥-科特兹近日背书了马基的连任竞选。（安娜·芒尼梅克/盖蒂图片社）
莫尔顿是美国海军陆战队作战老兵，获得了新泽西州州长米基·谢里尔的背书。谢里尔毕业于美国海军学院，曾担任直升机飞行员，莫尔顿近日还获得了该州最大日报《波士顿环球报》的 endorsement。
莫尔顿将代际变革作为其初选挑战的核心议题。
“我在海军陆战队服役期间结识了一些人生中最出色的领导者，但在23岁那年，他们没有机会竞选国会议员，”莫尔顿在上周的最后一场辩论中说道，“我认为我们也应该设置年龄上限。”
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2026年5月30日，在伍斯特举行的马萨诸塞州民主党代表大会上，联邦众议员赛思·莫尔顿发表讲话，他正在初选阶段挑战参议员埃德·马基。（《波士顿环球报》 via 盖蒂图片社）
马基回应称：“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。”
“莫尔顿众议员很难跟上我的节奏，”这位参议员补充道。
但当被问及是否在工作中使用Claude或ChatGPT等人工智能平台时，马基似乎对话题不甚了解。他回答说自己使用“iPhone或iPad里的任何工具——任何弹出来的东西”。
两位候选人在诸多议题上立场一致，包括废除移民海关执法局（ICE）以及允许生理男性参加女子体育赛事。但莫尔顿在初选竞选期间不得不为其过往言论道歉，他曾表示不希望自己的年幼女儿“在运动场上被男性或曾为男性的运动员撞倒”。
在初选开始前，马基在民调与筹款方面均处于明显领先地位。
获胜者将被视为压倒性热门人选，有望在大选中击败共和党推定提名候选人、律师约翰·迪顿。
马萨诸塞州第六国会选区共有六名候选人角逐民主党提名，以填补莫尔顿留下的席位空缺，其中包括前安多弗选管员丹·科、金融科技高管约翰·贝西亚以及州众议员特拉姆·阮。
曾在时任总统乔·拜登政府任职的科，展示了来自拜登与前副总统卡玛拉·哈里斯的背书。
民主党初选的获胜者将对阵共和党候选人迈卡·Q·琼斯，琼斯在初选中无对手。
这12场中期选举将决定哪个政党控制参议院
马萨诸塞州联邦众议员凯瑟琳·克拉克，众议院民主党二号人物，正面临两场来自左翼的胜算渺茫的初选挑战，寻求连任。（内森·波瑟/阿纳多卢通讯社 via 盖蒂图片社）
面临左翼初选挑战的在任议员包括克拉克，以及资深民主党众议员斯蒂芬·林奇和同为70多岁的理查德·尼尔。两人都面临39岁对手的挑战，这些对手称是时候注入新鲜血液了。
连任三届的民主党众议员杰克·奥钦克罗斯，美国海军陆战队预备役军官，也面临初选挑战。
在共和党州长提名竞选中，陆军老兵、商人、前首席执行官迈克·米诺基与布莱恩尼·肖特利夫展开对决。肖特利夫同样是海军陆战队老兵、商人、首席管理员，曾担任马萨诸塞湾交通局前代理总经理。
米诺基获得了马萨诸塞州共和党的支持。
获胜者将在大选中面临艰难挑战，对手是希利。该州由民主党主导，但共和党人曾在州长对决中取得过成功。
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2026年8月5日，民主党州长莫拉·希利签署《保护法案》，该法案禁止ICE进入法院、学校、托儿所、医院和医疗保健设施。希利今年正在寻求连任。（莱恩·特纳/《波士顿环球报》）
本周二的初选可能是现行制度下的最后一次。
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这是因为马萨诸塞州选民将在大选期间对一项投票倡议进行表决，该倡议将废除该州现行的初选制度，取而代之的是单一的全党派初选。
根据该制度，无论党派归属，得票最高的两位候选人将晋级大选。
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Democrats’ generational battle erupts as 80-year-old senator faces younger challenger
Progressives back Sen Ed Markey while moderate challenger Seth Moulton makes generational change his centerpiece
September 1, 2026 6:00am EDT / Fox News
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Top 5 moments from final Massachusetts Democratic Senate primary debate
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)
Massachusetts is the latest battleground in the political fight between the left and the center for the future of the Democratic Party.
But in a flip of the script, progressives are supporting the longtime incumbent against a more moderate challenger as solidly blue Massachusetts holds primary elections on Tuesday.
The Senate nomination showdown between 80-year-old Sen. Ed Markey and 47-year-old Rep. Seth Moulton is also the latest faceoff in the Democratic Party’s push for generational change, which was fueled two years ago by then-81-year-old President Joe Biden’s exit from the presidential race amid questions over his physical and mental stamina following a disastrous debate performance against Trump.
There’s a six-way scrum to succeed Moulton in the U.S. House, and four members of the state’s all-Democrat congressional delegation, including House Minority Whip Katherine Clark, are facing challenges from the left. And Bay State Republicans will choose a gubernatorial nominee to challenge Democratic Gov. Maura Healey.
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U.S. Sen. Ed Markey and Rep. Seth Moulton stand at lecterns ahead of their debate at WWLP-22News on July 8, 2026.(Suzanne Kreiter/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
But taking center stage on Tuesday is the battle between Markey and Moulton.
Markey, who served 37 years in the House before winning election in the Senate in 2013, is backed by progressive champions Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Bernie Sanders of Vermont, and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, who seven years ago teamed up with Markey to co-sponsor the Green New Deal.
The senator is vowing to keep fighting for a left-wing agenda that along with the Green New Deal includes Medicare for All, a Trans Bill of Rights, taxing billionaires, and slashing military spending.
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U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) hugs Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) as they speak at a news conference on the launch of the American Climate Corps outside the U.S. Capitol building on September 20, 2023 in Washington, DC. Ocasio-Cortez recently endorsed Markey’s bid for re-election.(Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Moulton, a Marine Corps combat veteran, is backed by New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill, a Naval Academy graduate who piloted helicopters, and recently landed the endorsement of the Boston Globe, the state’s largest daily newspaper
Moulton has made generational change a centerpiece of his primary challenge,
“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 at last week’s final debate. “I think we should have upper age limits as well.”
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Rep. Seth Moulton, seen speaking at the Massachusetts Democratic Party convention in Worcester, on May 30, 2026, is primary challenging Sen. Ed Markey.(Boston Globe via Getty Images)
Markey responded, “I think everyone watching this debate can see that I’m more energized than I’ve ever been before and in my life.”
“Congressman Moulton has a hard time keeping up with me,” the senator added.
But Markey seemed unclear of the topic when asked whether he uses A.I. platforms like Claude or ChatGPT in his work. The senator answered that he uses “whatever is inside of my iPhone or my iPad — whatever comes up.”
The two rivals agree on many issues, including abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and allowing biological males to participate in female sports. But Moulton during the primary campaign was forced to apologize for his past remarks that he did not want his young daughters “getting run over on a playing field by a male or formerly male athlete.”
Markey was the clear polling and fundraising frontrunner heading into the primary election.
The winner will be considered the overwhelming favorite to win the general election against attorney John Deaton, the presumptive Republican Senate nominee.
Six candidates are facing off in the battle to succeed Moulton for the Democratic nomination in Massachusetts’ 6th Congressional District, including former Andover Selectman Dan Koh, financial technology executive John Beccia and state Rep. Tram Nguyen.
Koh, who served in then-President Joe Biden’s administration, is showcasing endorsements from Biden and former Vice President Kamala Harris.
The winner of the Democratic primary will face Republican Micah Q. Jones, who is unopposed for the nomination.
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House Democratic Whip Rep. Katherine Clark of Massachusetts is facing two longshot primary challenges from the left as she seeks renomination.(Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Among the incumbents facing primary challenges from the left is Clark, who is the second-ranking Democrat in the House. So are longtime Democratic Reps. Stephen Lynch and fellow septuagenarian Richard Neal, who are both facing challenges from 39-year-old rivals who say it is time for new blood.
Three-term Democratic Rep. Jake Auchincloss, a Marine Corps Reserve officer, is also facing a primary challenge.
In the race for the Republican nomination for governor, Army veteran, businessman, and former CEO Mike Minogue is facing off against Briani Shortsleeve, a Marine Corps veteran, businessman and chief administrator and a former acting general manager of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
Minogue has the backing of the Massachusetts GOP.
The winner will face an uphill climb in the general election against Healey in a state dominated by Democrats but where Republicans have had success in gubernatorial showdowns.
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Democrat Gov. Maura Healey, seen on August 5, 2026 signing the PROTECT Act, which keeps ICE out of courthouses, schools,child care centers, hospitals and healthcare facilities, is running for re-election this year.(Lane Turner/The Boston Globe)
Tuesday’s primary could potentially be the last under the current system.
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That’s because Massachusetts voters will decide during the general election on a ballot initiative that would get rid of the state’s current primary system and replace it with a single, all-party primary.
Under that system, the top two vote-getters would advance to the general election regardless of party affiliation.
Paul Steinhauser covers the national campaign trail from coast to coast for Fox News
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