This boomer vs. Gen X Senate race emerges as key test of generational change in U.S. politics and what age is too old for Congress

Fortune · 26

A Massachusetts Senate primary debate centered on whether incumbent Ed Markey, 80, is too old for another term, after he gave an unclear answer about using AI platforms like Claude or ChatGPT. Markey would be 86 at the end of another term if he wins Tuesday’s party primary. The campaign narrative pivots on AI regulation and generational change, with some younger supporters urging a focus on Markey’s long record while Moulton’s team frames Markey’s AI misstep as evidence he can’t regulate technologies he doesn’t understand.