{"id":2629196,"date":"2026-07-13T15:07:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T19:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/our-revolution-to-feature-troy-jackson-in-latest-fundraiser\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T15:09:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T19:09:14","slug":"our-revolution-to-feature-troy-jackson-in-latest-fundraiser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/our-revolution-to-feature-troy-jackson-in-latest-fundraiser\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Revolution to feature Troy Jackson in latest fundraiser"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Four-revolution-to-feature-troy-jackson-in-latest-fundraiser%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2629196&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Progressives within the Democratic Party are supporting Maine Senate candidate Troy Jackson after their initially favored candidate, graham Platner, withdrew amid scandals, including sexual assault allegations. Platner suspended and then withdrew from the race following accusations from a Maine woman, leading to pressure from Senator Bernie sanders for him to step down. Sanders\u2019s organization, Our Revolution, has endorsed Jackson, a former state senator and logger, and is organizing events to rally support for him alongside Michigan\u2019s Abdul el Sayed. Simultaneously occurring, Rep.Ro Khanna previously supported Platner but withdrew his endorsement when the allegations surfaced and is now leading fundraising efforts for Jackson and el Sayed. The Maine Democratic Party will hold a convention on July 25 to select a new candidate from five contenders-including Jackson, dan Kleban, Shenna Bellows, Jordan Wood, and Nirav Shah-to face Republican incumbent Susan Collins in the November election.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Progressives in the Democratic Party are embracing <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/maine\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"193\">Maine<\/a> Senate candidate Troy Jackson after their initial pick for the seat, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/graham-platner\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"22643\">Graham Platner<\/a>, exited the race and dramatically fell from grace on the Left after a slew of scandals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Platner <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4638358\/graham-platner-suspends-maine-senate-campaign\/\">suspended<\/a> his campaign last Wednesday and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4644658\/graham-platner-withdraws-maine-senate-sexual-assault-allegations\/\">withdrew<\/a> from the Senate race on Saturday after a Maine woman accused him of sexual assault. Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bernie-sanders\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"41\">Bernie Sanders<\/a> (I-VT), who had championed Platner as a working-class candidate for the seat, had pressed Platner to ditch his bid once the sexual assault allegation arose.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4646135\/six-democratic-socialists-america-most-prominent-caucuses\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Marxists, socialists, and the \u2018Red Star\u2019: Here are the DSA\u2019s most prominent caucuses<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4646021\/texas-gop-house-candidates-rally-ken-paxton\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Battleground House GOP candidates aren\u2019t running away from Ken Paxton in Texas<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4645582\/gary-peters-endorses-haley-stevens-michigan-senate-race\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Gary Peters endorses Haley Stevens over Abdul el Sayed to replace him in Michigan<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now, Sanders\u2019s leftist organization \u201cOur Revolution\u201d is throwing its support behind Jackson, a logger and former state senator who lost in the state\u2019s Democratic gubernatorial primary. The group, which <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/ourrevolution.com\/our-revolution-rallies-behind-troy-jackson\/\">endorsed<\/a> Jackson last week, is hosting a virtual rally headlining Jackson alongside the leftist Senate candidate in Michigan, Abdul el Sayed, on Monday night.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ro-khanna\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"5039\">Ro Khanna<\/a> (D-CA) previously stumped for Platner throughout the Maine Senate race before <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4637999\/khanna-gallego-pull-platner-endorsements\/\">revoking his endorsement<\/a> following the news of the sexual assault allegations against Platner. Khanna will now lead Our Revolution\u2019s Monday night event organizing and fundraising for Jackson and el Seayed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Khanna <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4642622\/ro-khanna-endorses-troy-jackson-replace-graham-platner-maine-senate-race\/\">backed Jackson <\/a>last Thursday after Platner ducked out of the race.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The event marks a major strategy switch-up for the leftist organization, which has had to adapt to Platner\u2019s exit and a condensed timeline to get a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4641563\/democrats-kamala-harris-platner-maine\/\">new candidate<\/a> the Democratic nomination.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/4641805\/radical-socialist-democrats-pretend-blue-collar-allies\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4641805\">IN FOCUS \u2014 WORKING-CLASS ZEROES: RADICAL SOCIALIST DEMOCRATS PRETEND TO BE BLUE-COLLAR ALLIES<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following Platner\u2019s exit, five contenders announced they would be vying to replace Platner on the ticket. The Maine <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-party\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"288\">Democratic Party<\/a> will be holding a nominating convention to fill the vacancy on its U.S. Senate ticket on Saturday, July 25. The convention will come just two days before the party\u2019s deadline to nominate a candidate for the ticket.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Candidates Jackson, Maine Beer Company Founder Dan Kleban, Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, former Capitol Hill staffer Jordan Wood, and former Maine Centers for Disease Control and Prevention head Nirav Shah will face off to see who will take on incumbent Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/susan-collins\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1302\">Susan Collins<\/a> (R-ME) in the general election come November.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democrats back Troy Jackson after Graham Platner&#8217;s scandal exit<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2629197,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26156835372874-2.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[5985,8135,5894,7577,82490],"class_list":["post-2629196","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-community","tag-fundraiser","tag-politics","tag-revolution","tag-troy-jackson"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26156835372874-2.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2629196","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2629196"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2629196\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2629199,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2629196\/revisions\/2629199"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2629197"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2629196"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2629196"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2629196"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}