Article snippet: WASHINGTON — Senator Edward Markey on Monday refused to criticize Representative Joseph P. Kennedy III for considering a primary challenge for Markey’s seat, reiterating that he was running for reelection no matter what “and running hard — on the issues that matter most to the people of Massachusetts.” “I am running on the most important issues of our era,” he told the Globe in a phone interview, citing his track record on climate change, economic justice, and reproductive rights. “I am crisscrossing the state. I keep going nonstop because these issues are so important, and it is critical that I continue to lead because that is what the people of Massachusetts expect.” His comments came as a potential showdown between Markey, 73, and Kennedy, 38, is threatening to trigger an intense intraparty fight at a time when a surge of Democratic voters are demanding younger and more diverse voices in Congress. Markey declined to comment on the insurgency trend or his primary challengers, which already include two lesser known Democrats. He said he and Kennedy talk regularly and would continue to do so, but Markey would not divulge what those conversations have been about or whether Kennedy had asked him to retire. Earlier Monday, Markey released a 90-second video of Senator Elizabeth Warren throwing her “full support” behind his 2020 reelection campaign. Markey would not say whether Warren had agreed to campaign with him or whether he believed she would remain in his corn... Link to the full article to read more