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Troy Jackson Wins Maine Senate Seat, Declaring 'We Beat a Trillionaire'

Original: FULL VICTORY SPEECH: "We Beat A Trillionaire": Troy Jackson Flips Maine Senate Seat Audience sang a bit of "Solidarity F

Democrat Troy Jackson delivered an emotional victory speech in Portland after winning his US Senate race in Maine, telling supporters they had 'beaten a trillionaire'. The audience sang a verse of the union anthem 'Solidarity Forever' as Jackson thanked voters and campaign volunteers. His win flips the Senate seat, and backers are framing the result as a working-class victory over enormous outside wealth.

Why now: A Democrat flipping a Senate seat against a heavily funded billionaire-backed opponent is being celebrated as an upset

Troy JacksonMainePortlandUS SenateDemocratic Party

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• FULL VICTORY SPEECH: "We Beat A Trillionaire": Troy Jackson Flips Maine Senate Seat Audience sang a bit of "Solidarity Forever" "Democratic US Senate candidate Troy Jackson delivers an emotional victory speech in Portland after his election win in Maine. Jackson thanks voters,… · ml@eldritch.cafe · 6

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