Sen. Susan Collins went viral after mentioning on camera that her Democratic Senate challenger fathered two children with his second cousin, a remark she delivered while insisting she would not bring it up, drawing widespread reaction from political observers who called the move "stone cold." In a Politico interview that circulated widely on social media, […] The post Susan Collins draws viral attention for raising Democratic challenger's personal controversies on camera appeared first on American Almanac .
Sen. Susan Collins went viral after mentioning on camera that her Democratic Senate challenger fathered two children with his second cousin, a remark she delivered while insisting she would not bring it up, drawing widespread reaction from political observers who called the move "stone cold." In a Politico interview that circulated widely on social media, Collins addressed the personal controversies surrounding Troy Jackson, the former Maine Senate president who replaced a previous Democratic nominee on the ballot after that candidate dropped out amid a rape allegation. Collins told the interviewer she would not raise the issue of Jackson's family life, and then immediately did. "Well, I'm not going to bring up the fact that the mother…Open
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Troy Jackson, the Democratic nominee for Maine Senate, defends calling JD Vance a “dirtbag” after the Vice President’s recent comments about a fatal ICE shooting in his state. 25-year-old Johan Sebastián Guerrero, who was authorized to work in the U.S., was killed during a vehicle stop by ICE officers in July. Vance accused Democrats of caring more about “an illegal alien” than they do about Mainers at a rally this month.
POLITICO’s Jonathan Martin joins Morning Joe to discuss the latest episode of his podcast, “On the Road with Jonathan Martin,” where he sat down with Republican Senator Susan Collins of Maine to discuss her race against Democrat Troy Jackson. The Morning Joe panel also break down discusses how Collins also faces a challenge from President Trump’s trade war with Canada and how that might affect the race.
Troy Jackson, the Democratic nominee for Maine Senate, slammed Vice President JD Vance’s recent comments about a fatal ICE shooting in his state. At a rally, Vance told Democrats to “have a little bit of perspective” and focus on other issues like securing the border. Jackson called the ICE shooting of 25-year-old Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero “murder”.
Democratic candidate for senate Troy Jackson joins The Weekend to discuss his campaign against Sen. Susan Collins in Maine -- a pivotal race for Democrats in November -- and calls out her support for ICE funding.
Maine becomes one of the closest watched races this midterm cycle. After a tumultuous primary cycle, Troy Jackson, who replaced Graham Platner as the democratic nominee, is hoping his eleventh hour candidacy can flip the seat that has been held by Republican Senator Susan Collins for almost 20 years. He joins “The Weekend” to talk about this must-win race if Democrats hope to take back control of the Senate.
Maine Democrat Troy Jackson is running for U.S. Senate on a promise to fight corporate greed and lobbyist influence, but campaign finance records show the committee he led took hundreds of thousands of dollars from the same interests he now attacks. The Maine Senate Democratic Campaign Committee collected nearly $54,000 from corporate PACs, more than […] The post Troy Jackson built a campaign against corporate cash — but his party committee cashed more than $207,000 from PACs and lobbyists appeared first on American Almanac .
Maine Democrat Troy Jackson is running for U.S. Senate on a promise to fight corporate greed and lobbyist influence, but campaign finance records show the committee he led took hundreds of thousands of dollars from the same interests he now attacks. The Maine Senate Democratic Campaign Committee collected nearly $54,000 from corporate PACs, more than $131,000 from registered lobbying firms, and over $22,000 from individual lobbyists between 2018 and 2024, the entire stretch Jackson served as president of the Maine Senate. A Washington Free Beacon review of the committee's finance disclosures put the combined haul at more than $207,000. Jackson was listed as the committee's "principal officer" throughout that period. The SDCC exists to…Open
