Troy Jackson Defends 15-Year-Old Votes as Maine Independent Backs Collins
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 10
Troy Jackson Defends 15-Year-Old Votes as Maine Independent Backs Collins
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 10
Summary
Troy Jackson acknowledged an independent Maine voter was "accurate" to cite his past opposition to gay marriage and abortion when saying he would back Republican Sen. Susan Collins instead.
More than 15 years after those votes, Jackson said he changed his views, now calls reproductive access a human right, and pointed to a 100% Planned Parenthood voting record plus support for expansive abortion laws.
MS NOW also pressed Jackson over his long support for Democrat Graham Platner, who quit the Senate race Wednesday after a rape allegation he denies; Jackson said he believed Platner's claims that he had changed.
Jackson has filed FEC paperwork to potentially replace Platner as the Democratic nominee, while Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows has also been floated as an alternative.