Troy Jackson filed candidacy paperwork as Graham Platner faces pressure to withdraw over rape allegations, with Chuck Schumer urging him out.
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Far-left candidate’s past anti-meat activism clashes with campaign pivot in cattle country
The Democratic candidate’s history of veganism and climate action clashes with Colorado 8th district, a leading beef cattle and dairy producer.
New explosive allegation rocks Platner campaign still reeling from rape accusation
Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders dropped their endorsements and called for Graham Platner to step aside as the Democratic nominee in Maine.
Graham Platner rape claims finally force top Dems to make pathetic U-turn: ‘My kind of man’
Scores of top Democrats and prominent progressive figures are grappling with credibility concerns over their embrace of alleged predator Graham Platner in his Maine Senate Read More
Talarico campaigns with surgeon who operated on transgender minors: ‘Wolf in sheep’s clothing’
James Talarico fundraised with a top surgery doctor days after saying he opposes sex change surgeries for minors, drawing fire from Ken Paxton allies.
Dems uphill climb for Senate majority just got a lot steeper with latest Platner allegation
Graham Platner faces calls to quit the Maine Senate race amid a rape allegation, complicating Democrats’ narrow path to recapturing the majority.
Progressive Dems’ full-throated Platner endorsements come back to haunt them after rape allegations
Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, and “Pod Save America” hosts face scrutiny as their endorsements of Graham Platner resurface amid rape allegations.
Kingmaker Mamdani calls on Platner to ‘drop out of the race’ after rape allegation
Zohran Mamdani says Graham Platner should drop out of the Maine Senate race, joining a growing list of Democrats distancing from his campaign.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani tells Maine’s Graham Platner to drop out of Senate race after rape claim
Hizzoner shares a key progressive strategist, Morris Katz, with the scandal-scarred candidate.
Sanders remains quiet as pressure grows for Platner to quit amid rape claim
Bernie Sanders, Chris Murphy and Chris Van Hollen have yet to withdraw support for Graham Platner after a rape allegation rocked the Maine Senate race.