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Maine Democrats race against the clock to replace withdrawn Senate candidate Graham Platner, with Troy Jackson emerging as the frontrunner—fifth-gen logger, progressive firebrand, and former state Senate President—amid a tight 99-day countdown to election day. Jackson, backed by over 480 delegates, touts bold policies like Medicare for All and ICE abolition, but faces steep odds against GOP incumbent Susan Collins, who boasts a $16M war chest and has branded him a “Bernie Bro.” With less than four months to turn voters, the party’s unity and Jackson’s fundraising hustle will be critical to flipping Maine’s Senate seat.

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