‘Like Graham Platner But Worse’: GOP Group Vows $42,000,000 Against Last-Minute Replacement Democrat

July 25, 2026 11:35 AM ET A Republican group has vowed to spend at least $42 million against new Democratic Maine Senate nominee Troy Jackson, the Daily Caller News Foundation has learned. The Maine Democratic Party picked Jackson, a former logger and state senate president, at a Saturday convention to replace its former nominee Graham Platner, who had dropped out of the race after his ex-girlfriend accused him of rape. The same day, the Senate Leadership Fund (SLF) announced it is spending $42 million on the race against Jackson — including a six-figure ad buy — and launched a 30-second ad stating that the new nominee is “worse” than the scandal-ridden man he replaced on the ballot. (RELATED: Now That Graham Platner Is Out, Here’s What Happens Next)“Chuck Schumer forcefully removed Graham