Sen. Ed Markey may be ‘immensely popular’ among the Dem base in Massachusetts, the Globe reports, citing the latest Suffolk/Globe poll showing the incumbent senator comfortably ahead of primary challenger Seth Moulton. But always remember that Democrats make up only about 26 percent of enrolled voters in Massachusetts – and a progressive faction representing roughly half that amount (13 percent of the overall electorate, using back-of-the-envelope calculations) will hand the octogenarian Markey another six-year term because the Republican party in this state is a joke and winning the Dem primary is what it’s all about in most elections in Massachusetts. … What a system, huh? … 

More on our glorious primary-election system here. 

Update – 4.16.26 – Here are the full results from the Suffolk/Globe poll. … Gov. Healey’s job-approval numbers look pretty strong.

Update II – 4.19.26 – The Herald’s Joe Battenfeld has also noticed the strong Healey numbers.