Seth Moulton sees validation from last Tuesday’s election results

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Congressman Seth Moulton probably kept a closer eye than some on last Tuesday’s results. Aside from the tea leaves to read for his own U.S. Senate run, there were two names familiar to him on the November ballot in New Jersey and Virginia: Mikie Sherrill and Abigail Spanberger. 

The two Democrats won the governor’s office in their respective states, presaging a possibly tough year for President Trump and Republicans who control the House and Senate. The two are also veterans who got a boost early on from fellow veteran Moulton and his Serve America PAC. “I think they both embody what public service should look like,” Moulton said.

Moulton also believes they underscore the argument he’s trying to make for generational change as Moulton, 47, is running to take on U.S. Sen. Ed Markey, 79, in a Democratic primary next year. Sherrill is 53; Spanberger is 46.

He did acknowledge Maine Rep. Jared Golden, a 43-year-old moderate Democrat and veteran in a Republican-leaning district, opting against another run. “I have a lot of empathy for him because he has to run an incredibly tough race every single day, basically,” he said. “Every reelection, every two years.” He and Moulton texted yesterday morning, and chatted about the 250th birthday of the U.S. Marine Corps. “I told him we all wish he was sticking around,” Moulton said. “I don’t know what other Democrat can hold that seat.”

Moulton agreed with analyses that credited Sherrill and Spanberger’s relentless focus on affordability was key to their wins, but he added that voters are looking for leadership in government. “A lot of people feel there is a leadership vacuum in the party,” he said. In the latest example, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer “squandered what little leverage we have” by allowing the federal shutdown deal now moving through Capitol Hill, he said.

Asked where he differed with Markey on the issue of affordability, Moulton said, “We agree on most of the issues. There is a difference in the approach to getting things done in Washington.” 

Moulton pointed to the bill he co-sponsored, and eventually signed into law, setting up 988 as a suicide and crisis lifeline. He noted he had to work with Republicans and got it signed under the first Trump administration. "That’s the kind of effective law-making that people need in America right now," he said. "988 doesn’t solve every problem but if you’re in crisis it could mean the difference between life and death. "

Markey “says the right things and holds the right press conferences,” but the Green New Deal still hasn’t passed Congress, and it has fewer cosponsors than it did in a previous session, Moulton said. “I’m all for addressing climate change. It’s clearly something we need to do," he said, adding that he'll be releasing a clean energy agenda as part of the Senate campaign.

A UMass/WCVB poll released last week showed Markey receiving 51% to Moulton’s 28%.

Markey’s campaign manager, Cam Charbonnier, expressed surprise at the suggestion of alignment between Moulton and Markey on “most issues,” as Moulton put it. 

“But on one point, we do agree: their approaches could not be more different,” Charbonnier said in a statement.

“When Senator Markey sees a problem, he writes the bill, builds the coalition, and gets it passed. That’s how we secured the largest climate and clean energy investment in history, won billions for Massachusetts transportation, expanded clean-energy and union jobs, took on corporate greed in health care, and protected workers and vulnerable communities from AI harms,” he added, referring to the $27 billion National Climate Bank Act that was included in the larger Inflation Reduction Act signed by President Biden.

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