
The Guardian2d ago
Upheaval in Maine and another 100-day campaign - can Democrats pull it off?
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Troy Jackson is ready to move on. In fewer than 100 days, the new Democratic nominee has to convince Maine voters to send him to the US Senate – and he’s trying to do it without dwelling on Graham Platner, who dropped out of the race after accusations of rape, which he denies. “The movement represented in this room did not just begin two weeks ago,” said Jackson, a progressive lumberjack and former state lawmaker who won nearly all the delegates at a hastily organized special convention last Saturday. “I’ve always known that your trust has to be earned.” On stage, no one mentioned Platner by name, but the fallout…
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