Seth Moulton And John Deaton Debate Without Ed Markey In Massachusetts Senate Race

CBS Boston

Updated on: June 17, 2026

If there was ever any doubt about what the dominant issue of the Massachusetts campaign season would be, it was removed within the first few minutes of the cycle's first televised debate between Democrat Seth Moulton and Republican John Deaton.

"The enemy of the Massachusetts people today is Donald Trump," said Congressman Moulton (D-6th District) during a WBZ inter-party pre-primary debate for U.S. Senate at the WBZ studios.

"Let me introduce myself, I'm John Deaton," responded the presumptive GOP nominee. "I'm debating you, not Donald Trump."

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