EXCLUSIVE: Far-Left Group Progressive Victory Accuses Potential Maine Senate Replacement Troy Jackson of Throwing Bottle at Female Colleague — As Platner Faces Rape Allegation

In a stunning display of the Democrat Party's ongoing war on women and its desperate scramble to salvage a floundering Senate bid in Maine, the far-left activist group Progressive Victory has dropped a bombshell: potential replacement candidate Troy Jackson allegedly struck a female colleague with a bottle he threw at her during a heated disagreement years ago.

This revelation comes as the current Democratic nominee, Graham Platner—an oyster farmer and Marine veteran pushed hard by progressive forces—is reeling from credible sexual assault allegations leveled by Jenny Racicot, 41, a woman he dated on and off. Racicot told Politico and CNN that in late 2021, Platner entered her home uninvited while intoxicated, forced himself on her despite her repeated pleas to stop, and violated multiple layers of consent. When asked directly if Platner raped her, Racicot replied, “By definition? Yes. Absolutely.”

Platner, who has a trail of other controversies, responded in a video by acknowledging the "political reality" while denying the claims and mulling the future of his campaign against incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins. Top Democrats, including Bernie Sanders and others, have piled on, urging him to drop out.

Enter Progressive Victory—the very far-left outfit that had backed Platner. After floating Jackson, a former Maine Senate President and logging background progressive darling, as a savior against Collins, the group quickly backtracked upon "troubling information" from Maine contacts. They described the bottle-throwing incident as an "open secret" in state politics with multiple witnesses, part of a broader pattern of problematic behavior by prominent Maine Democrats toward women.

“As Maine Senate President in a state senate caucus meeting several years ago, Troy Jackson in a heated disagreement struck a female colleague with a bottle he threw at her,” Progressive Victory stated. “There are many witnesses... we are choosing to share some of this now” to avoid repeating mistakes.

This is textbook Democrat chaos: a party that lectures endlessly about "toxic masculinity," "believe women," and "protecting victims" now finds itself with a nominee accused of rape and a backup tainted by physical assault on a woman. Where is the media outrage? The endless cable news panels? The feminist marches? Crickets—because it doesn't fit the narrative when it implicates their own.

Platner's implosion highlights the farce of the "working-class hero" image progressives tried to sell. Despite his veteran status and populist branding, scandals keep surfacing. Jackson, pushed by some as the rugged northern Maine alternative, now faces his own baggage, underscoring how deeply the rot of entitlement runs through the Maine Democratic establishment.

Maine voters deserve better than this circus. Susan Collins, a steady conservative voice, stands in stark contrast to this parade of allegations and leftist infighting. As Democrats fracture over who can best "defeat Collins" without another bombshell, Republicans can only watch the self-destruction.

The far-left's selective outrage—amplifying accusations against opponents while burying or downplaying their own—reveals their true priority: raw power, not principles. Progressive Victory's late-game disclosure smells of damage control after their Platner endorsement backfired spectacularly. Will more "open secrets" emerge? In a party this dysfunctional, don't bet against it.

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