It looks like Troy Jackson will be replacing Graham Platner
And the new Democratic nominee for Maine senator almost certainly will be: Troy Jackson. He’s older than Platner (58) and has been a state politician for about 25 years, currently president of the Maine Senate. He’s not a fake oysterman but has been a real logger.
Jackson started out his political career as a Republican but fairly quickly became a Democrat and has become more and more “progressive” as time has gone on. For example, he has done pretty much an about-face on abortion in recent years. Same for LGBTQ rights. By 2016 and 2020 he was a Bernie Sanders guy, and he now says ICE should be abolished. As for Israel, he spouts the current garbage required of Democrats:
Jackson is critical of Israel and its role in the Gaza genocide, stating in July 2026 on social media that “anybody with eyes and a heart knows the Israeli government is committing genocide in Gaza.” He added that as a senator, he would never vote for U.S. military aid to Israel.
Israel’s role in the Gaza genocide attempt is as its victim, but of course that’s not what Wiki means by the above quote.
Jackson supported Platner’s candidacy but bailed when the rape allegations came out. Jackson himself has some baggage, but it seems it’s significantly lighter than the huge steamer trunk of his predecessor:
Jackson shares Platner’s progressive ideology but none of his charisma. …
Then there’s Jackson’s personality, which can be abrasive, according to former colleagues who report tantrums and outbursts involving thrown water bottles. When a campaign’s best defense is that he wasn’t throwing things at any one person, it’s a sign that the stories being spread are more than just axe-grinding.
For its part, Jackson’s team is trying to put its best spin on his sudden return to the arena. His advisers seem to resort to a single word to describe his leadership style: “passionate.”
“Passionate” might not be the best choice of adjectives.
I have not heard that any money donated to DNC or other Democrat organizations by people who were excited about Platner, is being returned.
He was Maine’s “Beto” or Talarico: a no-hoper who says what Dems really feel, and he has served his purpose in firing up the Dem base nationally. The Maine Dems can now move on to genteelly losing to the GOP Chair of Appropriations who will continue transferring millions from our wallets to people with connections in Maine; that money disappears if a Dem defeats Collins and they all know it.
Kayfabe is not confined to one side of the aisle.
Neo thinks “passionate” might not be the best way to describe Troy Jackson. Well how about “doesn’t have a Nazi tattoo” or “hasn’t raped anyone”? Either one is probably better than “wasn’t selected by Maine’s Democrat voters in an open primary contest.”
When they’re ardent it’s ‘passion’. When we’re ardent, it’s ‘hate’. It’s all games with these people.
I used to vacation in Maine. No more. Will spend my bucks elsewhere.
The most important feature about Troy Jackson is that he is NOT a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, the DSA, as Platner was. He’s a machine Democrat. The old party, old boys have won this battle, and this lout is the product of it. The DSA has been quick to endorse him, as he was quick to pretend to like them during the original primary campaign, in both cases to attract as much attention as possible.
I think it’s fairly likely that Collins will win, but I also think that Jackson might have a better chance than Platner would have. Scandals aside, he really wasn’t very good at articulating his case.
Related: “…main threat…”
Much of this is already known, but is all of it?
“China’s schemes are poisoning every facet of American life — and could bend us to its will”—
https://nypost.com/2026/07/23/opinion/chinas-schemes-are-poisoning-every-facet-of-american-life-and-could-bend-us-to-its-will/
+Bonus:
“California’s Civil Rights Mafia”—
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/californias-civil-rights-mafia
Civil Rights today!
Civil Rights tomorrow!!
Civil Rights FOREVER!!!
The Hill – 7/22
Jackson – 49%
Collins – 46%.
Collins has always trailed in the polls prior to Election Day In 2020 she was losing 54 to 42 in mid September to Sara Gideon