\u201cTroy rescinded his endorsement and just wanted to make that clear,\u201d said Christine Kirby, a spokesperson for Jackson, after Blue Light News inquired about the deleted posts.<\/p>\n

Jackson, a progressive who ran for governor this cycle with Sen. Bernie Sanders\u2019 (I-Vt.) endorsement, is actively taking calls about running for U.S. Senate, POLITICO reported Monday<\/a>. Our Revolution, a Sanders-aligned group that previously endorsed Platner, flipped its endorsement to Jackson on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

But as some Maine Democrats are angered by Platner\u2019s campaign allegedly attempting to \u201cput their thumb on the scale\u201d in selecting his replacement, as Maine Democratic Party Chair Devon Murphy-Anderson said Tuesday<\/a>, Jackson and other Senate hopefuls are working to keep a healthy distance from Platner.<\/p>\n

As of Wednesday morning, a March 2026 post from Jackson\u2019s X account that showed a video of Platner praising Jackson as a \u201cvoice for the working class in Maine\u201d \u2014 and a caption from Jackson that read \u201cthank you, brother\u201d \u2014 was no longer available, though it is still accessible through Wayback Machine<\/a>, a website that retains some previously deleted content. Another post announcing a February 2026 campaign event with Platner, also available through Wayback Machine<\/a>, was removed.<\/p>\n

By Wednesday afternoon, several other posts \u2014 including one announcing his endorsement<\/a> of Platner and another touting a poll<\/a> showing Platner with a massive primary lead \u2014 were no longer available.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"