SEEKONK, Mass. (WPRI) — Congressman Jake Auchincloss on Tuesday ruled out challenging U.S. Sen. Ed Markey in next year's Democratic primary, ending months of speculation about his political plans.

“I am not going to challenge Ed,” Auchincloss told The Boston Globe, while also declining to endorse Markey for another term.

“After November, I spent six months digging into how I could best help -- the country is in crisis, the party is in the doldrums,” Auchincloss said. In the end, he said, he decided that "an expensive primary campaign" would be less impactful than his position as chairman of the new group Majority Democrats, a coalition of young elected officials around the country who want to move the party in a different direction.

The comments will end a period of intense chatter in M

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