Platner energized Maine's Democrats. Jackson's challenge will be to keep them engaged
Source: NPR Topics: News · Bias: Center
Summary
Democrats have a new candidate for U.S. Senate in Maine: Troy Jackson. In one of the country's most closely-watched races, he'll have less than 100 days to make his case.
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