Seth Moulton is running for a U.S. Senate seat against Ed Markey.
Posted by The Gerry Callahan Show, Checked
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The Gerry Callahan ShowAug 4, 2026
Moulton announced a Senate run against Markey in October 2025, and PolitiFact's August 2026 coverage of their final debate confirms they were competing in the Democratic primary as of the August 4 posting date. The race was later decided in Markey's favor on September 1, 2026, which does not change the claim's status on the posting date.
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What was said
… They don't care that they're criminals, they don't care that they're destroying communities, they want them here. It is it is just an amazing thing to watch. Here's the debate last night. Here's Seth Moulton, who's just a pathetic, sad loser. He's gonna lose to 80-year-old Ed Markey and gonna be done. He gave up a seat in Congress, and he's gonna look back himself and say, "What? What? Why did I do? Why did I just sell my soul to the to try to win a Senate seat?" Because that's what he's doing here. He's saying we must stop cops, federal cops, from catching foreign criminals. Check it out. "I want to be very clear. I have a very clear three-point immigration program. Number one, prosecute ICE. …
The Gerry Callahan Show · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. PolitiFact's August 21, 2026 fact-check describes Markey and Moulton facing off in their third and final debate in the 2026 Massachusetts Democratic primary for U.S. Senate.[1]
Supports. Boston Herald reported in October 2025 that Moulton had announced a Senate campaign challenging Markey, and his launch video stated he was running for U.S. Senate.[4]
Supports. Reuters and AP report that Markey defeated Moulton in the Democratic Senate primary on September 1, 2026, confirming the two were opposing candidates in that contest.[2][3]
Context. The post's own wording ('he's gonna lose to... Ed Markey', 'why did I sell my soul to try to win a Senate seat') matches the claim, so the extraction is faithful to the passage.
Sources
4 sources: 3 fact-checkers, 1 not rated
- 1Fact-checking Ed Markey and Seth Moulton's final debate ... - PolitiFactpolitifact.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Sen. Ed Markey, 80, wins Mass. Democratic primary over opponent who called for generational changeapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 3Massachusetts Democrats renominate Senator Ed Markey in race ...reuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 4Seth Moulton says he's running against Ed Markey for ...bostonherald.com · not rated · cited for: supports
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