Resurfaced assault report puts Dem Senate nominee in GOP crosshairs: 'Graham Platner 2.0'

Republicans are targeting Democratic Senate nominee Troy Jackson after a newly resurfaced 1988 police record detailed accusations that he assaulted a man and pushed his longtime partner during a late-night confrontation in Fort Kent, Maine.Jackson, a one-time logger and a former state Senate president, was chosen a couple of weeks ago by Maine Democrats to replace embattled oysterman Graham Platner, who won the June Democratic Senate nomination in a landslide before imploding and dropping out of the race last month amid rape allegations that he denied.Jackson is challenging longtime Republican Sen.Susan Collins in a high-stakes race that's among a dozen that will determine if the GOP holds onto its slim Senate majority.MAINE DEMOCRATS CROWN TROY JACKSON AS PLATNER REPLACEMENT FACES INTENSE SCRUTINYTroy Jackson speaks as he became the Maine Democratic Party's choice to be their U.S.

Senate nominee to replace Graham Platner on the ballot in November on July 25, 2026, in Bangor, Maine.(Joe Raedle/Getty Images)Collins is the only GOP incumbent running for re-election in a state President Donald Trump lost in the 2024 election.

A Fox News poll in Maine released on Wednesday indicated Jackson holding a slight two-point edge over Collins, which was within the survey's sampling error."Troy Jackson is Graham Platner 2.0: Violent and unhinged," the Republican National Committee charged in a social media post.Meanwhile, the National Republican Senatorial Committee, referring to Senate Democratic Leader Sen.Chuck Schumer and Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee chair Sen.

Kirsten Gillibrand, wrote on X, "Is this incredibly disturbing report of violence and abuse not enough for you to drop Troy Jackson?"WHAT THE NEW FOX NEWS POLL IN MAINE'S CRUCIAL SENATE RACE SHOWSGraham Platner speaks at his Primary Election event on June 9, 2026 in Blue Hill, Maine.(CJ Gunther/Getty Images)The Bangor Daily News reported that the police report accused Jackson of assaulting another man ...