Keyword: siegheilmainedudes https://freerepublic.com/tag/siegheilmainedudes/ en-us Sun, 26 Jul 2026 13:11:23 GMT Focus Forum 15 Troy Jackson Wins (Maine) Democratic Senate Nomination, Setting Up November Showdown with Susan Collins https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4389404/posts Former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson officially secured the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate on Sunday, capping off a fast-moving replacement process that began after Democratic nominee Graham Platner withdrew from the race earlier this month. Meeting at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor, Democratic delegates overwhelmingly selected Jackson as their nominee, giving him 566 votes to 5 votes for fellow candidate Saundra Pelletier. The decisive margin ended weeks of speculation over who would replace Platner on the November ballot and sets up a high-profile general election against six-term U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine). Jackson accepted the nomination before... The Maine Wire https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4389404/posts#comment Sun, 26 Jul 2026 13:11:23 GMT Maine has a "sore loser" law that says a candidate that runs for one office and loses cannot run for another office in the same cycle https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4389351/posts Maine has a "sore loser" law that says a candidate that runs for one office and loses cannot run for another office in the same cycle. After Graham Platner dropped out, Maine Dems are poised to nominate Troy Jackson. But Jackson ran for Governor (and lost the primary). Eligible? X https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4389351/posts#comment Sat, 25 Jul 2026 22:25:21 GMT