Young lawmakers who want new blood in the Democratic Party aren’t rushing into the looming generational battle between Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey, 73, and Rep. Joe Kennedy III, the 38-year-old millenial who's flirting with a primary challenge against him.
Insurgent Democratic Reps. Rashida Tlaib (Mich.), 43, Seth Moulton (Mass.), 40 and Eric Swalwell (Calif.), 38, told The Hill they're staying out of the race. And some young progressives, like 42-year-old Rep. Ro Khanna (Calif.), who ousted veteran Democrat Mike Honda in a 2016 primary, are fully in Markey's corner. |
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