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Troy Jackson is replacing Graham Platner, but Republicans are seeking to tie them together as a remade race kicks off with high stakes.
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Troy Jackson is replacing Graham Platner, but Republicans are seeking to tie them together as a remade race kicks off with high stakes.
Read at NYT > U.S. > Politics →Republicans have 100 days to sink the newly-minted Democratic Maine Senate nominee — and they're throwing everything they have at him.
Read at Politics →Progressive former state senate president gains nomination after Graham Platner dropped out over sexual assault allegationsIn a race defined by scandal, withdrawals and a frantic hunt for a replacement candidate, Maine Democrats hit reset on their chaotic Senate primary on Saturday as Troy Jackson officially secured the party’s nomination.He took the stage at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor to rapturous applause, a standing ovation and Noah Kahan’s Northern Attitude blaring over the speakers. “This is the absolute honor of my life,” Jackson said. Continue reading...
Read at US news | The Guardian →BANGOR, Maine — Former state Senate President Troy Jackson is on the cusp of becoming Democrats’ Senate nominee in Maine, starting a 101-day sprint to Election Day in a nationally watched, must-win race for his party.
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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Sunday said he did not regret supporting former Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner (D) after a former girlfriend’s accusations of sexual assault came to light and led the progressive candidate to drop his bid. CBS News’s Margaret Brennan asked Sanders about his support for Platner on Sunday’s “Face the Nation,”…
Read at The Hill News →Democrats are hoping to move past Platner's scandal-plagued campaign as they look to unseat Republican incumbent Susan Collins. The apparent front-runner is former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson.
Read at NPR Topics: News →Maine Democrats are gathering Saturday to select a Senate nominee to replace Graham Platner on the ballot, with former state Senate President Troy Jackson poised to secure the nomination.
Read at Politics - CBSNews.com →Sen. Susan Collins has raised more than $16 million so far, compared to Jackson's more than $1 million raised since entering the race.
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The Maine Senate race is rated a toss-up as Troy Jackson runs on Medicare for all and abolishing ICE against Republican incumbent Susan Collins.
Read at Latest Political News on Fox News →The special nominating convention in Bangor served as a coronation for Jackson, who essentially locked up the nomination earlier this week.
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