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Progressive Troy Jackson Wins ME Senate Nomination

David Dayen The American Prospect
The North Woods logger out-organized everyone to take Graham Platner’s place. “In November, Mainers will defeat Susan Collins, and we will take back our Senate seat from the billionaires and corporations who think they own it,” Jackson said.

Troy Jackson’s Politics Are Rooted in Maine Logger Struggles

Branko Marcetic Jacobin
Maine Senate hopeful Troy Jackson’s history is a case study of something the Left often discusses but rarely sees: a working-class politician who emerged from workplace organizing struggles and used his power to advance pro-worker policies.

Platner Volunteers Want To Move Forward With a New Candidate

Nathan Bernard Drop Site News
The populist movement propelling Graham Platner’s senatorial campaign sees a replacement in former state senator Troy Jackson. The energy behind this politics of change is genuinely real and organic. Wednesday evening, Platner suspended his campaign

Can an Economic Populist Win Maine’s Governor Race?

Amanda Gavin, Peter Howe and Eric Brown Jacobin
It’s not just Graham Platner. In Maine’s gubernatorial race, logger and labor leader Troy Jackson is mounting an economic populist campaign that promises to build bridges between urban progressives and rural working-class voters.
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