‘Like Graham Platner But Worse’: GOP Group Vows $42,000,000 Against Last-Minute Replacement Democrat
The Maine Democratic Party picked Jackson, a former logger and state senate president, at a Saturday convention to replace its former nominee Graham Platner, who had dropped out of the race after his ex-girlfriend accused him of rape. Verbal abuse,” states the voiceover of the SLF’s new ad obtained by the DCNF. The ad cited and quoted both a July 20 report from CNN and a July 21 report from The Hill.“It’s not Graham Platner, it’s Troy Jackson.
- ▪The Maine Democratic Party picked Jackson, a former logger and state senate president, at a Saturday convention to replace its former nominee Graham Platner, who had dropped out of the race after his ex-girlfriend accused him of rape.
- ▪Verbal abuse,” states the voiceover of the SLF’s new ad obtained by the DCNF.
- ▪The ad cited and quoted both a July 20 report from CNN and a July 21 report from The Hill.“It’s not Graham Platner, it’s Troy Jackson.
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Politics ‘Like Graham Platner But Worse’: GOP Group Vows $42,000,000 Against Last-Minute Replacement Democrat Photo by Ryan Murphy/Getty Images Anthony Iafrate Associate Editor July 25, 2026 11:35 AM ET July 25, 2026 11:35 AM ET Anthony Iafrate Associate Editor Font Size: const observer = new MutationObserver((mutations) => { const adDivToHide = document.querySelector("#dailycaller_incontent_1"); if (adDivToHide && dc_noads_page) { adDivToHide.classList.add("hide-premium", "hide-free"); observer.disconnect(); console.log("Ad div found and hidden"); } }); observer.observe(document.body, { childList: true, subtree: true }); A Republican group has vowed to spend at least $42 million against new Democratic Maine Senate nominee Troy Jackson, the Daily Caller News Foundation has learned.
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