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Markey, Moulton Spar In Final Senate Primary Debate

Markey and Moulton clashed in their final debate before the Massachusetts Senate primary, with age and transgender rights as flashpoints. The two Democrats used the 60-minute session, their last shared stage of the campaign, to press contrasts on progressive credentials, according to a …

NORTH ANDOVER — Senator Ed Markey and Congressman Seth Moulton met for the final debate of the Massachusetts Senate primary campaign, with age, transgender rights and progressive credentials dominating the hourlong exchange, according to a report distributed by North Andover Patch.

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"Markey, Moulton Deliver Parting Shots In Final MA Senate Primary Debate": the two Democrats used their last shared stage before the primary to draw contrasts on age and progressive bona fides, with transgender rights emerging as a flashpoint, per North Andover Patch (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/northandover/s/knk19/markey-moulton-deliver-parting-shots-in-final-ma-senate-primary-debate).

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