NYTIMES (Bayliss Wagner) - Longtime Democratic Congressman Defeats Progressive Rival in Massachusetts
Representative Stephen Lynch, 71, a centrist, beat Patrick Roath, 39, in a primary that reflected the party’s generational and ideological divides.
AXIOS (Andrew Solender) - David Hogg's PAC backs primary challenger to Rep. Stephen Lynch
Leaders We Deserve, the PAC founded by Parkland survivor and former DNC Vice Chair David Hogg, is endorsing a primary challenger to longtime Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-Mass.). Why it matters: Lynch has been a perennial primary target for progressives, and they see their best opportunity yet this year to try to take him down. - Lynch is reviled on the left for his past opposition to gay rights and abortion, and for voting against the Affordable Care Act. - But the 70-year-old Massachusetts Democrat, first elected to Congress in 2001, is also getting caught up in a sweep of generational change , with younger Democrats pushing to oust their party's oldest incumbents. Driving the news: Hogg said in a statement that he is endorsing Patrick Roath,…
AI:David Hogg's PAC, Leaders We Deserve, has endorsed attorney Patrick Roath in a primary challenge against longtime Democratic Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-Mass.). Progressives are targeting the 70-year-old incumbent due to his past voting record on issues such as abortion rights and the Affordable Care Act.Open