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  • Sen. Chuck Grassley Files for 2028 Senate Reelection Bid

    10/11/2026 10:22:14 AM PDT · by DIRTYSECRET · 40 replies
    Republican Senator Chuck Grassley, who serves as the Senate Pro Tempore, has filed for reelection at the age of 93. Should he win reelection in 2028, Grassley would be 101 by the end of his next term.
  • Ed Markey's new ad showcases support from the left – and an age problem

    07/27/2026 5:36:17 PM PDT · by DoodleBob · 12 replies
    MSN ^ | July 23, 2026 | Dan Merica
    Sen. Ed Markey’s campaign released an ad this week meant to tout his progressive support. Instead, the ad — which featured quick cuts of his top endorsers, Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts), along with Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Massachusetts) — only highlighted the progressive left’s gerontocracy problem that has dogged the Markey campaign for months. Markey is 80 and, after 53 years in elected office, is running for reelection to another six-year term, while Sanders, 84, and Warren, 77, are currently serving terms through 2030. The Democratic gerontocracy issue is well documented. There was Joe Biden’s forced departure...