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Democrats in Maine are meeting today to choose
who will challenge Republican Senator Susan Collins in the midterms this fall.
The frontrunner is a professional logger and former Maine Senate president with a populist message.
Kevin Miller with Maine Public Radio has the story.
Troy Jackson campaigned several times with Maine's former Democratic nominee.
Now that Graham Plattner is out, Jackson says he's the best person to rally the Democrats and independents.
We're not from the left.
We're not from the right.
We're from the bottom and we're rising.
And I know what happens when working people decide that they've had enough.
Jackson served six years as Maine's Senate president.
With his track record on workers' rights and pledged to support single-payer health care,
he appears to have the support of the majority of delegates who will select a new nominee.
His only opponent is Sandra Pelletier.
A political newcomer and biopharmaceutical executive.
For NPR News, I'm Kevin Miller.
A new court filing shows the Trump administration targeted Democratic-led states
when it canceled billions of dollars in clean energy grants last year.
NPR's Julia Simon reports the Department of Energy says the grants were terminated only in states