Moulton: Markey Needs To Pass The Torch To The Next Generation, He Would Be 86 At The End Of His Next Term
On CNN, Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) explained why he was primary challenging Senator Ed Markey (D-MA):
KATE BOLDUAN: Part of this conversation gets to the direction of the Democratic Party and where it should head now. Jill Biden was on The View the other day and said that she — and she was asked if she still thought that Joe Biden would have been in a good place to serve as president for another four years. She said, not from what I know now, and he is battling cancer now. But age and generational change has become a central focus of your Senate campaign against Senator Ed Markey. What do you make of what Jill Biden is saying now? REP. SETH MOULTON: I think she’s coming to the realization that all the rest of us knew that there comes a time and a place to pass the torch, to move on. You know, I have a lot of respect for Senator Markey. He served our country for half a century. In fact, he’s been in Washington longer than every other member of the House and Senate except for Chuck Grassley, and we should thank him for that service. But he would be 86 at the end of his next term if he’s reelected. And I’m just not sure that the voters of Massachusetts want that. I think there comes a time to pass the torch to the next generation, and what better time than when the Democratic establishment is just not getting it done? I mean, if you honestly are a Democrat today who says, you know, Democrats are knocking it out of the park. You know, we’re winning all across the board. We shouldn’t change a thing, then vote for the establishment. Vote for Chuck Schumer. Vote for the status quo. But if you think we should be doing better, if you think it’s time for a new generation of Democratic leaders, if you think it’s time for us to take the lead on the economy, to show that we are the party of national security, to show that we are the party that will fight Trump and MAGA Republicans every single day and win, then it’s time for a new generation of Democrats, and that’s why I’m running for Senate.
