Troy Jackson, one of the Maine Democrats vying to replace Graham Platner on the Senate ticket, quietly removed posts about Platner from his X account Wednesday, a POLITICO review discovered.
“Troy rescinded his endorsement and just wanted to make that clear,” said Christine Kirby, a spokesperson for Jackson, after POLITICO inquired about the deleted posts.
Jackson, a progressive who ran for governor this cycle with Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-Vt.) endorsement, is actively taking calls about running for U.S. Senate, POLITICO reported Monday. Our Revolution, a Sanders-aligned group that previously endorsed Platner, flipped its endorsement to Jackson on Tuesday.
But as some Maine Democrats are angered by Platner’s campaign allegedly attempting to “put their thumb on the scale” in selecting his replacement, as Maine Democratic Party Chair Devon Murphy-Anderson said Tuesday, Jackson and other Senate hopefuls are working to keep a healthy distance from Platner.
As of Wednesday morning, a March 2026 post from Jackson’s X account that showed a video of Platner praising Jackson as a “voice for the working class in Maine” — and a caption from Jackson that read “thank you, brother” — was no longer available, though it is still accessible through Wayback Machine, a website that retains some previously deleted content. Another post announcing a February 2026 campaign event with Platner, also available through Wayback Machine, was removed.
By Wednesday afternoon, several other posts — including one announcing his endorsement of Platner and another touting a poll showing Platner with a massive primary lead — were no longer available.
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