The End of the Gerontocracy Narrative The Massachusetts Democratic primary has been touted as a repudiation of the party's "gerontocracy" problem, where older lawmakers are seen as out of touch and unresponsive to younger voters' demands for change.
However, a closer examination of Ed Markey's decisive victory over Seth Moulton reveals that this narrative is more complicated than it seems.
Markey, who will be 86 by the end of another six year term in Congress, has been a fixture on Capitol Hill since the Gerald Ford administration.