Dem Senate Nominee Escalates Anti-Israel Rhetoric, Dismisses Jewish Objections
Maine's new nominee told Jewish voters their objection was unfortunate.
Summary
- The Daily Wire reports Maine Democratic Senate nominee Troy Jackson doubled down at a weekend town hall on accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza and said he is not willing to vote for any more bombs or aid.
- Jackson replaced Graham Platner, who left the race after a rape allegation he denies. In a Tuesday interview with Portland's NBC affiliate, Jackson called it unfortunate that some Jewish Mainers reject the genocide label because of the Holocaust.
- Asked about Hamas and October 7, Jackson said people are wrong on both sides and equated Hamas murders with Israeli operations. He said he would prosecute Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and stop blank checks.
- The RealClearPolitics average had Jackson ahead by less than a point. A New York Times/Siena poll last week showed Sen. Susan Collins up three. Voters who rank Israel as a top issue favor Collins, according to that survey.
Commentary
A Bangor mill dad still wipes sawdust off a lunch pail and knows a Senate race is supposed to mean a neighbor's tax and a shipyard, not a nominee who tells Jewish families their memory is unfortunate. He did not pay the levy so a town hall could smear an ally and shrug at October 7.
Weekend town hall. Tuesday NBC. Both-sides on Hamas. Collins still inside a point. The vinyl chair in that grange hall still holds the household that already bought the lock.
Look every working father who still sends a check to a synagogue security fund in the eye and answer this: if a nominee already called Jewish objections unfortunate, who still owns the next Maine race that treats an ally as the villain?
Comments
Weekend town hall. Tuesday NBC. Collins inside a point. Keep those three stamps.
I stood a gate so an ally still meant a partner. A both-sides line on Hamas is not a weather report.
No more aid. Prosecute smear on Israel's PM. October 7 shrugged. Print the three.
Allied desks still treat a Hamas equate as a disqualifying line, not a town-hall flourish.
Platner out. RCP under a point. Times/Siena: Collins plus three. File the three.
I still smell sawdust at 2 a.m. I want the next Senate race on a shipyard, not a smear.
An unfortunate-to-Jews line is not a vibe. It is a warning the street already paid.
A Hamas equate next to a Maine Senate map is a second border around every honest pew.
Daily Wire printed Jackson, the NBC clip, and the Collins polls. Argue those nouns.
Hold the ally. Keep Collins. A town-hall smear is not a souvenir.
