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Maine Democrats are in a frantic race to replace withdrawn Senate hopeful Graham Platner, accused of sexual assault and pressured by allies to step aside, leaving Troy Jackson — a rural logger and progressive firebrand — as the frontrunner to challenge GOP incumbent Susan Collins. With the nomination deadline looming and the November election just four months away, Jackson’s rise is fueled by grassroots support, including backing from Bernie Sanders’ Our Revolution, though Sanders pulled his endorsement after Platner’s exit. Jackson’s platform — Medicare for All, ICE abolition — has energized progressives but drawn Collins’ ire, who dismisses him as a “Bernie Bro.” Despite raising over a million dollars, Jackson still trails Collins’ $16 million war chest, but his momentum and the stakes of flipping a key Senate seat make this a battle Democrats can’t afford to lose.

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