{"id":2636662,"date":"2026-07-28T12:27:30","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T16:27:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-endorses-troy-jackson-and-compares-nomination-to-her-2024-race\/"},"modified":"2026-07-28T12:31:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T16:31:34","slug":"harris-endorses-troy-jackson-and-compares-nomination-to-her-2024-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-endorses-troy-jackson-and-compares-nomination-to-her-2024-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Harris endorses Troy Jackson and compares nomination to her 2024 race"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fharris-endorses-troy-jackson-and-compares-nomination-to-her-2024-race%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=2636662&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>Former Vice President Kamala Harris compared Troy Jackson\u2019s last-minute campaign in Maine to her own brief path to the 2024 presidential race,highlighting the challenges of launching a candidacy close to Election Day. Jackson secured the Democratic nomination after replacing the previous nominee, Graham Platner, who withdrew amid allegations he denies. Jackson, a former Maine Senate president, quickly gained momentum by raising over $2 million in two days following his nomination and is aggressively campaigning to unseat longtime Republican Senator Susan Collins. Despite this fundraising success, Jackson faces a notable financial gap compared to Collins, who has over $11 million cash on hand. Harris emphasized Jackson\u2019s determination, citing his rapid effort to compete in the upcoming election, which has less than 100 days remaining.  <\/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\">Former Vice President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"748\">Kamala Harris<\/a> compared Democratic <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"8765\">Senate<\/a> nominee <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/troy-jackson\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"23248\">Troy Jackson\u2019s<\/a> last-minute campaign in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/maine\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"193\">Maine<\/a> to her own abbreviated 2024 presidential bid as she endorsed the former logger in his race to unseat Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/susan-collins\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"1302\">Susan Collins<\/a> (R-ME).<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jackson officially secured the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"249\">Democratic<\/a> nomination Saturday, and he now has less than 100 days to mount a general election campaign against the longtime <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"926\">Republican<\/a> incumbent after replacing former nominee <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/graham-platner\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"22643\">Graham Platner<\/a> on the ballot.<\/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\/4664050\/dnc-relevancy-ken-martin-scandal\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>DNC faces questions of relevancy in wake of Ken Martin\u2019s scandals<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4661672\/house-starts-august-recess-kicks-off-campaign-stretch-traveling-districts\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>House starts its August recess and kicks off crucial campaign stretch<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4662239\/joe-manchin-launching-independent-network\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Joe Manchin is launching a new independent network<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI know what it is like to step up to the plate with a short runway to Election Day. Troy will have just 101 days between his nomination for Senate and when voters in Maine will cast their ballots,\u201d Harris said in an endorsement email Monday.<\/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\">Harris drew the comparison to her own path to the Democratic presidential nomination in August 2024, when she launched her campaign with just months before Election Day after former President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"471\">Joe Biden<\/a> dropped out of the race.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jackson became the party\u2019s nominee after Platner suspended his campaign due to allegations of rape and sexual assault, which he has denied.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The former president of the Maine Senate hit the ground running, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4658691\/troy-jackson-raise-1-million-maine-senate\/\">raising $1 million in the two weeks<\/a> after announcing he would seek to replace Platner on the ballot. He officially claimed the nomination Saturday after defeating pharmaceutical executive Saundra Pelletier by a 566-5 vote at the state Democratic convention, where delegates from all 16 Maine counties selected the replacement nominee.<\/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\">Two days later, Jackson announced he had doubled that total, saying his campaign had now raised $2 million since entering the race.<br \/>Despite the early fundraising momentum, Jackson faces a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-campaign-debt-is-still-causing-big-problems-for-the-democratic-party\/\" title=\"Kamala Harris&#039; ... Debt Is Still Causing Big Problems for the Democratic Party\">steep financial disadvantage<\/a> against Collins, who has raised more than $16 million this cycle and reported having roughly $11 million cash on hand as of June 30.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4664177\/troy-jackson-boasts-2-million-fundraising-two-days-since-selection-grassroots\/\">TROY JACKSON BOASTS $2 MILLION FUNDRAISING HAUL IN TWO DAYS SINCE SELECTION<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jackson\u2019s campaign acknowledged the fundraising gap Monday but argued the race is gaining momentum.<\/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\">\u201cTroy is harnessing historic energy across the state to deliver the change Mainers have been demanding over Collins\u2019 three-decade career in Washington,\u201d the campaign said in a statement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Harris compares Jackson\u2019s Maine run to her 2024 bid, endorses him<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4195,"featured_media":2636663,"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\/image-collage-4f5e1bing-1785248259530-e1785254229296.jpg?1785235258&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[32431,21510,4021,5894,82490],"class_list":["post-2636662","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-2024-election","tag-endorsements","tag-harris","tag-politics","tag-troy-jackson"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-collage-4f5e1bing-1785248259530-e1785254229296.jpg?1785235258&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2636662","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\/4195"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2636662"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2636662\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2636667,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2636662\/revisions\/2636667"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2636663"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2636662"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2636662"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2636662"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}