00:00Maine's new Democratic Senate nominee is facing questions about his past support for the man he
00:04replaced on the ballot. New York Post reporting shows Troy Jackson appears to have deleted at
00:08least 20 social media posts praising Graham Plattner, the former Democratic candidate who
00:13dropped out of the race after being accused of rape by an ex-girlfriend. The deleted posts
00:18included endorsements, campaign appearances, fundraising appeals, and photos of the two
00:22campaigning together. Jackson's campaign says the posts were removed because they no longer
00:26reflected his position after the sexual assault allegations became public, noting that the
00:31newly minted nominee did publicly call on Plattner to withdraw from the race. Republicans, however,
00:36argue that this is simply an attempt to rewrite history as Jackson prepares to take on incumbent
00:40Republican Senator Susan Collins in what is expected to be one of the most closely watched
00:45Senate races in the country.
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