{"id":2635773,"date":"2026-07-26T17:44:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T21:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sanders-stands-by-platner-endorsement-gives-troy-jackson-excellent-chance\/"},"modified":"2026-07-26T17:45:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T21:45:30","slug":"sanders-stands-by-platner-endorsement-gives-troy-jackson-excellent-chance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sanders-stands-by-platner-endorsement-gives-troy-jackson-excellent-chance\/","title":{"rendered":"Sanders stands by Platner endorsement, gives Troy Jackson &#8216;excellent&#8217; chance"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fsanders-stands-by-platner-endorsement-gives-troy-jackson-excellent-chance%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=2635773&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>Senator Bernie Sanders defended his previous endorsement of former Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner during an interview on CBS News&#8217;s Face the Nation. Despite allegations of rape against Platner, Sanders expressed no regret for his endorsement or for not acting sooner, stating he wanted to speak with Platner after hearing the serious allegations.Sanders emphasized that the candidates he supports advocate for working-class Americans. He also expressed confidence that Troy Jackson, who replaced Platner on the Democratic ticket, has a strong chance of defeating incumbent Senator Susan Collins in Maine. Sanders highlighted concerns about income and wealth inequality and voiced hope for victories by other progressive candidates, including Abdul el Sayed in Michigan and Lt.Gov. Peggy Flanagan in Minnesota.As a leading figure in the progressive wing of the Democratic Party, Sanders continues to back candidates aligned with democratic socialism and left-leaning policies.  <\/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\">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) stood by his prior endorsement of former Democratic Senate candidate <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/graham-platner\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"22643\">Graham Platner<\/a> on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In an interview with CBS News\u2019s<em> Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan<\/em>, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=g6mdp8gKbxI\">Sanders was confronted<\/a> over his past endorsement of Platner, who dropped out of the race after being accused of rape by a former girlfriend. When asked if he regretted his endorsement or not acting earlier, Sanders said he didn\u2019t.<\/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\/4663826\/sanders-platner-endorsement-troy-jackson-maine\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Sanders stands by Platner endorsement, gives Troy Jackson \u2018excellent\u2019 chance<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4663743\/four-high-stakes-primaries-100-days-midterms\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>The four most high-stakes primaries left with 100 days until midterm elections<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4663534\/house-republicans-strongest-position-ever-100-days-midterms\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>House Republicans \u2018in the strongest position\u2019 ever 100 days from midterms: Memo<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNo, I don\u2019t think so,\u201d he answered. \u201cWhen we heard the serious allegations made against him. I wanted to get on the phone. I wanted to talk to him.\u201d <\/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\">\u201cI asked, along with virtually all his supporters, that he should get out of the race \u2014 that he did,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When pressed on whether the other candidates he\u2019s endorsed had been fully vetted, he said he didn\u2019t know.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAll I know is, Margaret, the candidates that we are supporting are standing up for the working class of this country,\u201d Sanders said.<\/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\">The progressive heavyweight then voiced optimism that Platner\u2019s replacement on the Democratic ticket, Troy Jackson, stood a good chance of winning against incumbent Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/susan-collins\/\">Susan Collins<\/a> (R-ME).<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI think he stands an excellent chance to win,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019ve known Troy for many years. What he understands is that the people of Maine are sick and tired of a rigged economy in which the billionaire class is getting richer and richer, where we have more income and wealth inequality today than we\u2019ve ever had in the history of this country, while 60% of our people, including in Maine, Vermont, all over this country, are living paycheck to paycheck,\u201d Sanders added.<\/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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4663743\/four-high-stakes-primaries-100-days-midterms\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4663743\">THE FOUR MOST HIGH-STAKES PRIMARIES LEFT WITH 100 DAYS UNTIL MIDTERM ELECTIONS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Vermont senator also noted progressive primary candidates Abdul el Sayed in Michigan and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan in Minnesota, voicing hope that they would win as well.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sanders has been at the forefront of the leftward insurgency within the Democratic Party, with his endorsements usually attached to upset victories achieved by Democratic Socialists of America-backed candidates against their establishment foes.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sanders defends endorsement of ex-candidate Graham Platner<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2635774,"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\/AP26188632409077-e1783521459934.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[10023,65502,3981],"class_list":["post-2635773","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-jackson","tag-platner","tag-sanders"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26188632409077-e1783521459934.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2635773","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\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2635773"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2635773\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2635777,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2635773\/revisions\/2635777"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2635774"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2635773"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2635773"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2635773"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}