80-year-old senator fends off younger challenger. See live results
The Massachusetts Democratic primary was not a contest over competence; it was a performance of pedigree.
By Emilio Quesada ·
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Ed Markey's victory proves institutional capital beats novelty
The headlines—that an 80-year-old Ed Markey defeated a 47-year-old Seth Moulton in Massachusetts’ Democratic primary—sound like a story about age and vigor. They are not.
By Grant Colby ·
Larson's defeat to Bronin proves Connecticut rejects seniority power
The moment U.S. Rep. John Larson conceded his Democratic primary bid in Connecticut’s 1st Congressional District, something fundamental broke.
By Maya Ellison ·
After Michigan Loss, AIPAC Weighs a Second Effort to Defeat El-Sayed
The spectacle unfolding in Michigan is less about American democracy and more about old-world money attempting to buy silence—or at least, buying an election defeat.
By Sophie Naimi ·
El-Sayed's mandate in Michigan proves financial power is waning
The arithmetic of American political power is rarely simple; it is always a ledger book where one side pays the interest for the other's debt.
By Emilio Quesada ·
El-Sayed's primary win ignores structural economic failure in Michigan
The whole spectacle in Michigan is a master class in political theater—a lot of shouting about "the machine" and "progress"—but I keep running my eye back to the spreadsheet.
By Ray Dombrowski ·
Missouri: Local weight trumps Bush's moral claims against Bell
The primary rematch between Cori Bush and Wesley Bell is not merely a local Missouri contest; it is a microcosm of the American Democratic Party’s enduring inability to reconcile…
By Tom Beckwith ·
Marquette Law School Poll director speaks on latest poll
The political landscape, as always, proves to be less stable than a fresco scaffold after a sudden tremor.
By Elena Rossi ·
‘Voters have had it’: influence of pro-Israel lobby group sparks backlash in the US
The stench of compromised policy, the kind you can’t scrub out even with disinfectant, hangs over every primary debate right now.
By Josie Calloway ·