{"id":1665,"date":"2026-07-25T23:06:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T23:06:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=1665"},"modified":"2026-07-25T23:06:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T23:06:20","slug":"democrat-party-bosses-crown-new-nominee-to-replace-graham-platner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=1665","title":{"rendered":"Democrat Party Bosses Crown New Nominee To Replace Graham Platner"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>In a move that bore striking similarities to the 2024 emergency coronation of former Vice President Kamala Harris, Democrat Party bosses in Maine hand-selected a new nominee to replace disgraced former U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner: Troy Jackson.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=1663\">Nicki Minaj. Roadkill. Trump Held Nothing Back At The WHCD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The party announced the decision on Saturday, saying that Jackson had been \u201cformally\u201d selected by the Maine Democratic State Committee \u2014 meaning that not a single Maine Democrat had cast a vote for him to be their nominee in that race.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WATCH:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Maine Democrats officially handpick socialist Troy Jackson to replace Graham Platner.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Maine Democratic State Committee formally selects Troy Jackson as the replacement nominee for\u2026U.S. Senate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Troy Jackson received zero votes from Mainers. pic.twitter.com\/x7ddUTQT8V<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RNC Research (@RNCResearch) July 25, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe Maine Democratic State Committee formally selects Troy Jackson as the replacement nominee for the Maine Democratic Party\u2019s candidate for U.S. Senate n the 2026 general election ballot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Maine Democrats\u2019 Executive Director Devon Murphy-Anderson praised the move, claiming that it was just one more example of \u201cdemocracy\u201d working exactly as it should.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDemocracy, while sometimes really messy, is always, always worth fighting for\u2026doing what is right is what us Maine Democrats will choose every damn time,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Maine Democrats\u2019 Executive Director Devon Murphy-Anderson: \u201cDemocracy, while sometimes really messy, is always, always worth fighting for\u2026doing what is right is what us Maine Democrats will choose every damn time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=1662\">Anti-ICE Hunger Strike Leader\u2019s Sob Story Unravels As Details Of Domestic Violence Arrest Surface<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Not a single Mainer voted for Graham Platner\u2019s replacement. pic.twitter.com\/jgAoNJQcGG<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RNC Research (@RNCResearch) July 25, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>A number of critics pointed out the similarities between Jackson\u2019s rapid ascent and the vote-free installation of Harris as the 2024 Democratic presidential nominee, arguing that the party with an often-stated goal of \u201csaving democracy\u201d had very little interest in putting it into practice.<\/p>\n<p>The Republican Party\u2019s New England communications director Kristen Cianci called them out on X, sharing a post from Thursday marking two years from the day from that Harris had been gifted the presidential nomination.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHistory is repeating itself in Maine. Troy Jackson will be crowned by @MaineDems this weekend without a single vote being cast. Just like Kamala, voters will reject him when they finally get their say in November,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>History is repeating itself in Maine.<\/p>\n<p>Troy Jackson will be crowned by @MaineDems this weekend without a single vote being cast.<\/p>\n<p>Just like Kamala, voters will reject him when they finally get their say in November. https:\/\/t.co\/HcSEHJja12<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kristen Cianci (@kristencianci) July 23, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Others, like the National Democratic Senatorial Committee, argued that Jackson offered little to no substantive difference compared to Platner.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=1661\">One Southwest Employee\u2019s Final Boarding Call Came From ICE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo tattoo. Same crazy,\u201d the NRSC posted.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>No tattoo, same crazy. pic.twitter.com\/jfgTxXUNO7<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Senate Republicans (@NRSC) July 25, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a move that bore striking similarities to the 2024 emergency coronation of former Vice President Kamala Harris, Democrat Party bosses in Maine hand-selected a new nominee to replace disgraced former U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner: Troy Jackson.The party announced the decision on Saturday, saying that Jackson had been \u201cformally\u201d selected by the Maine Democratic State Committee \u2014 meaning that not a single Maine Democrat had cast a vote for him to be their nominee in that race.WATCH:Maine Democrats officially handpick socialist Troy Jackson to replace Graham Platner.\u201cThe Maine Democratic State Committee formally selects Troy Jackson as the replacement nominee for\u2026U.S. Senate.\u201dTroy Jackson received zero votes from Mainers. pic.twitter.com\/x7ddUTQT8V\u2014 RNC Research (@RNCResearch) July 25, 2026\u201cThe Maine Democratic State Committee formally selects Troy Jackson as the replacement nominee for the Maine Democratic Party\u2019s candidate for U.S. Senate n the 2026 general election ballot.\u201dMaine Democrats\u2019 Executive Director Devon Murphy-Anderson praised the move, claiming that it was just one more example of \u201cdemocracy\u201d working exactly as it should.\u201cDemocracy, while sometimes really messy, is always, always worth fighting for\u2026doing what is right is what us Maine Democrats will choose every damn time,\u201d she said.Maine Democrats\u2019 Executive Director Devon Murphy-Anderson: \u201cDemocracy, while sometimes really messy, is always, always worth fighting for\u2026doing what is right is what us Maine Democrats will choose every damn time.\u201dNot a single Mainer voted for Graham Platner\u2019s replacement. pic.twitter.com\/jgAoNJQcGG\u2014 RNC Research (@RNCResearch) July 25, 2026A number of critics pointed out the similarities between Jackson\u2019s rapid ascent and the vote-free installation of Harris as the 2024 Democratic presidential nominee, arguing that the party with an often-stated goal of \u201csaving democracy\u201d had very little interest in putting it into practice.The Republican Party\u2019s New England communications director Kristen Cianci called them out on X, sharing a post from Thursday marking two years from the day from that Harris had been gifted the presidential nomination.\u201cHistory is repeating itself in Maine. Troy Jackson will be crowned by @MaineDems this weekend without a single vote being cast. Just like Kamala, voters will reject him when they finally get their say in November,\u201d she said.History is repeating itself in Maine.Troy Jackson will be crowned by @MaineDems this weekend without a single vote being cast.Just like Kamala, voters will reject him when they finally get their say in November. https:\/\/t.co\/HcSEHJja12\u2014 Kristen Cianci (@kristencianci) July 23, 2026Others, like the National Democratic Senatorial Committee, argued that Jackson offered little to no substantive difference compared to Platner.\u201cNo tattoo. Same crazy,\u201d the NRSC posted.No tattoo, same crazy. pic.twitter.com\/jfgTxXUNO7\u2014 Senate Republicans (@NRSC) July 25, 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1664,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1665","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-2"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Democrat Party Bosses Crown New Nominee To Replace Graham Platner - Blue Route Journal<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=1665\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Democrat Party Bosses Crown New Nominee To Replace Graham Platner - Blue Route Journal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In a move that bore striking similarities to the 2024 emergency coronation of former Vice President Kamala Harris, Democrat Party bosses in Maine hand-selected a new nominee to replace disgraced former U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner: Troy Jackson.The party announced the decision on Saturday, saying that Jackson had been \u201cformally\u201d selected by the Maine Democratic State Committee \u2014 meaning that not a single Maine Democrat had cast a vote for him to be their nominee in that race.WATCH:Maine Democrats officially handpick socialist Troy Jackson to replace Graham Platner.\u201cThe Maine Democratic State Committee formally selects Troy Jackson as the replacement nominee for\u2026U.S. Senate.\u201dTroy Jackson received zero votes from Mainers. pic.twitter.com\/x7ddUTQT8V\u2014 RNC Research (@RNCResearch) July 25, 2026\u201cThe Maine Democratic State Committee formally selects Troy Jackson as the replacement nominee for the Maine Democratic Party\u2019s candidate for U.S. Senate n the 2026 general election ballot.\u201dMaine Democrats\u2019 Executive Director Devon Murphy-Anderson praised the move, claiming that it was just one more example of \u201cdemocracy\u201d working exactly as it should.\u201cDemocracy, while sometimes really messy, is always, always worth fighting for\u2026doing what is right is what us Maine Democrats will choose every damn time,\u201d she said.Maine Democrats\u2019 Executive Director Devon Murphy-Anderson: \u201cDemocracy, while sometimes really messy, is always, always worth fighting for\u2026doing what is right is what us Maine Democrats will choose every damn time.\u201dNot a single Mainer voted for Graham Platner\u2019s replacement. pic.twitter.com\/jgAoNJQcGG\u2014 RNC Research (@RNCResearch) July 25, 2026A number of critics pointed out the similarities between Jackson\u2019s rapid ascent and the vote-free installation of Harris as the 2024 Democratic presidential nominee, arguing that the party with an often-stated goal of \u201csaving democracy\u201d had very little interest in putting it into practice.The Republican Party\u2019s New England communications director Kristen Cianci called them out on X, sharing a post from Thursday marking two years from the day from that Harris had been gifted the presidential nomination.\u201cHistory is repeating itself in Maine. Troy Jackson will be crowned by @MaineDems this weekend without a single vote being cast. Just like Kamala, voters will reject him when they finally get their say in November,\u201d she said.History is repeating itself in Maine.Troy Jackson will be crowned by @MaineDems this weekend without a single vote being cast.Just like Kamala, voters will reject him when they finally get their say in November. https:\/\/t.co\/HcSEHJja12\u2014 Kristen Cianci (@kristencianci) July 23, 2026Others, like the National Democratic Senatorial Committee, argued that Jackson offered little to no substantive difference compared to Platner.\u201cNo tattoo. 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