Democrats in Maine formally nominate Troy Jackson as their new candidate for U.S. Senate

Confirmed

• Democrats in Maine formally nominated Troy Jackson as their new candidate for U.S. Senate.
• The original nominee was pressured to drop out over sexual misconduct allegations.
• Graham Platner's campaign was scandal-plagued.
• Susan Collins is a Republican incumbent.
• Troy Jackson is a former state senate president.
• Troy Jackson has a similar economic populist message as Graham Platner.
• Democrats are hoping to move past Graham Platner's scandal-plagued campaign as they look to unseat Susan Collins.
• Troy Jackson will go up against Susan Collins in the Senate race.
• Maine Democrats picked Troy Jackson to go up against Republican incumbent Susan Collins.
• In 101 days, we will defeat Susan Collins and reclaim our Senate seat.
• NBC News' Julie Tsirkin reports.
• Former state senator Troy Jackson will now take on longtime Republican Senator Susan Collins after Graham Platner’s campaign in scandal.
• Democrats are hoping to unseat Susan Collins.

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No significant disagreements were found between the sources covering this story.

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• ?The original nominee's background and the allegations against them.
• ?Graham Platner's personal life and the scandals he was involved in.
• ?Troy Jackson's policies and how they differ from Graham Platner's

Missing from current reporting: The original nominee's name