{"id":3625,"date":"2026-07-26T04:12:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T04:12:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\/?p=3625"},"modified":"2026-07-26T04:12:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T04:12:25","slug":"maine-democrats-may-have-nominated-someone-as-unelectable-as-platner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\/?p=3625","title":{"rendered":"Maine Democrats may have nominated someone as unelectable as Platner"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Napoleon Bonaparte is alleged to have said, \u201cNever interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.\u201d He would have appreciated the silence from Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine) as the Democrats stumble through their primary season\u2014especially since that stumbling seems to have taken them out of the Platner frying pan and into the Troy Jackson fire.<\/p>

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Regarding Graham Platner\u2019s brief stint as the designated Democrat candidate in Maine\u2019s upcoming senatorial race, what finally did him in wasn\u2019t the Nazi tattoo, his weird sexual response to Porta-Potties, his ridiculing a service member shot in Afghanistan, his cheating on his wife, his half-nude photos, the revelation that he was essentially a fake oyster farmer working for his rich mommy, or, at the end, the sexual assault accusations.<\/p>\n

I know you think it was the sexual assault accusations that ended his political career, but that\u2019s not true. What did him in was the fact that the Democrats finally figured out that Platner wasn\u2019t electable, and they promoted the sexual assault accusations, which were long known, as an excuse to get him off the ticket.<\/p>\n

However, Maine\u2019s Democrats then had a new problem: finding someone to fill his shoes. The people assembled at the emergency candidates\u2019 debate were not impressive, although Ashley Webb stood out (and only got stranger the more one learned about him):<\/p>\n

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Social media is scratching its head after this Maine Democrat’s answer to a simple question:\n\r\nWhat qualifications do you have to serve in the U.S. Senate?\n\r\nCandidate Ashley Webb answered: “I ran for office several times, didn’t win… I’m a songwriter… and I write my own\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/VUSXIuMels<\/p>\r\n\u2014 Fox News (@FoxNews) July 17, 2026<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

Sadly, Webb flamed out. So, when the Democrat party Poobahs met to nominate Platner\u2019s replacement, they landed on Troy Jackson. On paper, Jackson\u2019s resume looks good, for he has a long political track record in Maine. He first served in the Maine House from 2002 to 2008, and then moved to the state Senate, where he held a seat from 2008-2014 and again from 2016-2024, eventually attaining the rank of Senate President.<\/p>\n

This guy was a safe bet and a sure thing. Or was he?<\/p>\n

Well, it turns out Jackson has some baggage, too. There aren\u2019t any reports of politically incorrect tattoos (although I really do see a rising vogue for Nazi memorabilia in the Democrats\u2019 increasingly popular National Socialists…er, Democratic Socialist of America party). However, there are problems.<\/p>\n

First, in theory, Jackson is ineligible for the office. The Constitution grants states authority over their election rules\u2014although I would argue that the Constitution\u2019s Guaranty Clause means that a state\u2019s rules cannot promote fraud, as happens with mail-in ballots or a refusal to allow voter ID, because such rules effectively deny all Americans their civil rights.<\/p>\n

In any event, the Maine rule at issue doesn\u2019t present such a problem. What you need to know is that Jackson ran for Maine governor earlier this year, but flamed out in the Democrat primary. Unfortunately for him, that might have triggered Maine\u2019s \u201csore loser\u201d law, banning candidates from losing one run for office and then jumping into another race in the same cycle:<\/p>\n

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Maine has a “sore loser” law that says a candidate that runs for one office and loses cannot run for another office in the same cycle. After Graham Platner dropped out, Maine Dems are poised to nominate Troy Jackson. But Jackson ran for Governor (and lost the primary). Eligible? https:\/\/t.co\/UhhWoQwjEN<\/p>\r\n\u2014 Eric W. (@EWess92) July 25, 2026<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

If Jackson is disqualified, does that mean no one is on the ballot? Or does Ashley Webb maybe have a chance now, as the Maine Democrat with the greatest national name recognition? But seriously, since the Secretary of State is a Democrat who tried to knock Trump off the ballot in 2024, Webb probably won\u2019t need to step up.<\/p>

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But that\u2019s not all. It also seems that Jackson has a long history of accusations about violence toward women (both verbal and physical), and alleged mortgage fraud and unpaid taxes:<\/p>\n

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Troy Jackson is a dangerous, scandal-plagued political insider with a history of berating his colleagues, conflict with women, and mortgage fraud.\n\r\nIt\u2019s no wonder disgraced candidate Graham Platner ranked Jackson as his top choice to lead Maine.\n\r\nWatch SLF\u2019s first ad in Maine \u2935\ufe0f pic.twitter.com\/Yf78asmsyX<\/p>\r\n\u2014 Senate Leadership Fund (@Senate_Fund) July 25, 2026<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

According to a WaPo article based on interviews with over 24 people, Jackson was alleged to have:<\/p>\n