Politics panel: Making sense of Tuesday’s primaries | Say More

Across the board in Massachusetts, older established incumbents successfully fought off younger rivals in the state's primary election. Does this outcome mean it’s impossible to beat a sitting lawmaker? Or does the closeness of some of these races reveal something else? How much does age matter to Massachusetts voters? And why isn’t Massachusetts seeing the same progressive swing as elsewhere in the country? On this month’s politics panel, Globe Opinion editor Jim Dao talks about MA primary results with writers Abdallah Fayyad and Joan Vennochi. Read a transcript of this episode here: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/09/0... SUBSCRIBE ⁨@GlobeOpinion⁩ EXPLORE MORE FROM GLOBE OPINION https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/ FOLLOW US Instagram ►   / globeopinion   TikTok ►   / globeopinion   Threads ► https://www.threads.com/@globeopinion Bluesky ► https://bsky.app/profile/globeopinion... X ► https://x.com/GlobeOpinion Facebook ►   / globeopinion   #boston #massachusetts #primaries #politics #editorials #markey #senateelections #senate #houseofrepresentative #houseofrepresentativeselection2026 #democrats #democracy #republicans #democratsvsrepublicans #voting #votingpower #newengland #rhodeisland