After thirty years in Congress, the moderate senator from Maine has lost to Troy Jackson, a populist candidate whom not even the Democrats wanted. She had weathered Obama, Democratic majorities and Trump’s first term. This time, it was the US president himself who sealed her fate

Following Platner’s withdrawal, the Democratic Party’s most likely candidate appears to be Troy Jackson, who served as President of the State Senate between 2018 and 2024. When and if he is officially nominated, he will have just 101 days to campaign