Everyone's calling Troy Jackson the establishment's safe replacement for Graham Platner. Here's the thing: Jackson has defied Democratic Party leadership more than Platner ever did - and he's got two decades of receipts. 

Cara called the whole Maine shakeup before it happened - Platner out, Troy Jackson in - and she explains why she saw it coming and why she's genuinely excited about it. Chad and Cara break down what makes Jackson different: a Senate president who bucked his own party's leadership to back ranked choice voting, outperformed other Democrats with Trump voters, and would be the first bona fide working-class U.S. Senator in a chamber of 100. 

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