ME-SEN: Sanders-founded organization backs Troy Jackson for Maine Senate

Our Revolution, a political organization founded by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) after his unsuccessful presidential run, is putting its support behind former Maine state lawmaker Troy Jackson to replace the embattled Graham Platner as the Democratic nominee in the race for U.S. Senate.

Jackson is a former state Senate president who ran for governor earlier this year. He filed paperwork to run for U.S. Senate on Tuesday.

A spokesperson for Our Revolution told The Hill that Jackson’s platform, which included a pledge to bring down prescription drug costs and emphasized affordable housing and lowering property taxes, most resembles Platner’s. The group plans to release a statement to that effect later Tuesday.

“Obviously, we wish it were more up to the people, there were a convention, we could redo the election. All those things, because of the time constraints, sound like it’s not possible,” said a spokesperson for Our Revolution. “But as far as influencing the process and making the case, the most approximate thing we can point to as a proxy to an election is the last one that just happened. We just did have an election, and yes, personality matters, but so does platform. The platform that won is Graham Platner’s platform.”


https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5957339-our-revolution-troy-jackson-platner/