Troy Jackson: the Maine lumberjack Democrats believe can beat Susan Collins

Per The Guardian, Maine Democrats are nominating lumberjack Troy Jackson this weekend as their Senate candidate to challenge Republican Susan Collins. Jackson is a prominent workers' rights advocate and progressive voice. The party's original candidate imploded earlier, leaving Democrats scrambling less than four months before the midterm elections.

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