Progressive senior faces younger moderate in Massachusetts Senate Democratic primary

Incumbent progressive Sen. Ed Markey faces the more moderate Rep. Seth Moulton in the Massachusetts Senate Democratic primary. CBS News' Taurean Small analyzes the race.

Democratic Reps. Stephen Lynch, Richard Neal, and Jake Auchincloss also face challengers, all of whom are running to their left.

WASHINGTON, Sept 1 - Generational change is on the ballot in Massachusetts on Tuesday as Democratic voters choose whether to renominate 80-year-old progressive U.S. Senator Ed Markey or replace him on the ballot with 47-year-old U.S. Representative Seth Moulton.

Massachusetts Democratic primary is a generational clash as Rep. Seth Moulton targets Sen. Ed Markey  Toronto Star

Democrats across the U.S. are showing a strong desire for change

In Massachusetts, the octogenarian senator Ed Markey faces a challenge from a much younger centrist, Representative Seth Moulton.

Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) is handily leading Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) in a primary race for his seat in the upper chamber, according to a new poll. In the Emerson College Polling poll, 60.4 percent of respondents that are likely to vote in the  Democratic primary or have already voted said that they would back…