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一项福克斯新闻民调显示，杰克逊在这场可能决定参议院控制权的竞选当中，以微弱2个百分点优势领先柯林斯
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2026年8月14日，缅因州共和党联邦参议员苏珊·柯林斯在基特里对福克斯新闻数字频道表示，她的民主党挑战者特洛伊·杰克逊显然“难以控制自己的脾气”。
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缅因州基特里——共和党联邦参议员苏珊·柯林斯表示，她在缅因州这场事关重大的联邦参议员选举中的民主党挑战者显然“难以控制自己的脾气”。
周五，在1988年一份重新浮出水面的警方记录详细指控杰克逊在缅因州肯特堡一场深夜对峙中袭击一名男子并推搡其长期伴侣后，柯林斯打破沉默，公开谈及民主党参议院候选人特洛伊·杰克逊。
杰克逊曾是伐木工，也是前州参议院议长。几周前，缅因州民主党人选择他取代深陷困境的牡蛎养殖户格雷厄姆·普拉特纳。普拉特纳在6月的民主党参议院初选中以压倒性优势获胜，但上月因强奸指控（其本人否认）彻底崩盘退出竞选。
福克斯新闻民调显示缅因州关键参议院竞选的最新结果
缅因州民主党人选出了进步派前州议员特洛伊·杰克逊作为新任参议院候选人，在之前的候选人格雷厄姆·普拉特纳退出竞选后，民主党又获得了冲击这场关键席位的机会。（格雷姆·斯隆/彭博社 via 盖蒂图片社）
杰克逊正在挑战柯林斯，这场竞争至关重要，全美共有12个类似席位的竞争将决定共和党能否保住其微弱的参议院多数党地位。
当被福克斯新闻数字频道问及有关杰克逊的最新报道时，柯林斯表示：“他才是需要对这些报道作出回应的人。我不会对此发表评论。但我想说，根据广泛报道的情况，他似乎确实难以控制自己的脾气。”
柯林斯是在周五于缅因州基特里启动全州巴士竞选之旅后对记者发表上述讲话的。这位资深参议员是共和党现任议员中唯一在唐纳德·特朗普2024年总统选举失利的州寻求连任的议员。周三公布的缅因州福克斯新闻民调显示，杰克逊以微弱2个百分点领先柯林斯，这一差距在调查的抽样误差范围内。
重新浮出水面的袭击报道将民主党参议院候选人推向共和党攻击视野：“格雷厄姆·普拉特纳2.0版”
共和党联邦参议员苏珊·柯林斯于2026年8月14日周五在缅因州基特里启动全州巴士竞选之旅期间，与一名缅因州选民交谈。（保罗·斯坦豪瑟/福克斯新闻）
《班戈每日新闻》本周报道称，这份警方报告指控杰克逊在1988年3月12日的深夜斗殴中袭击另一名男子。
关键参议院席位普拉特纳的继任者被曝与二代表妹育有子女，网络舆论哗然
这场斗殴的起因是杰克逊的长期伴侣拉娜·佩尔蒂埃，根据记录，佩尔蒂埃同时也是杰克逊的二代表妹。杰克逊和佩尔蒂埃共育有两名成年子女。
警方报告显示，佩尔蒂埃当时告诉警方，杰克逊“推搡她”，但她现在否认曾作出这样的陈述。
根据这份报告，时年19岁的杰克逊于凌晨2点左右前往缅因州肯特堡的一处住宅。
报告称，在住宅主人让杰克逊离开后，这位未来的州议员“踹开房门”，掐住一名对手的喉咙并拳打其面部，导致受害者的眼镜划破了皮肤。报告补充说，一名朋友随后拉开了这场斗殴。
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共和党全国委员会在最初报道病毒式传播后，在社交媒体帖子中指责道：“特洛伊·杰克逊就是格雷厄姆·普拉特纳2.0版：暴力且精神失常。”
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缅因州民主党参议院候选人格雷厄姆·普拉特纳及其妻子于2026年6月9日在缅因州布鲁因希尔的初选之夜胜利演讲后与支持者交谈。（保罗·斯坦豪瑟/福克斯新闻数字频道）
与此同时，全国共和党参议员委员会在X平台上针对参议院民主党领袖查克·舒默参议员和民主党参议员竞选委员会主席克里斯滕·吉利布兰德参议员写道：“难道这起令人极其不安的暴力和虐待报道，还不足以让你放弃支持特洛伊·杰克逊吗？”
杰克逊在福克斯新闻数字频道获得的一份声明中表示：“近40年前，我19岁的时候，和另一名男子发生了斗殴。我当时已经为此承担了责任，现在我依然会承担责任。”
“但我要明确说明：我从未对我的伴侣拉娜或任何其他女性使用过暴力。这起事件发生在近四十年前，我向缅因州选民保证，这一事件丝毫不能反映今天的我，以及此后多年我所过的生活。”这位民主党参议院候选人补充道。
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佩尔蒂埃在发给福克斯新闻数字频道的一份声明中表示：“我不记得曾作出那些被归咎于我的陈述，这些陈述并不属实。这是我第一次看到这份40年前的报道。特洛伊和我一起建立了我们的生活和家庭，我了解他几十年来的为人，他既是一位体贴的伴侣，也是一位父亲。”
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缅因州民主党参议院候选人特洛伊·杰克逊于2026年5月20日在缅因州波特兰的一次竞选活动中亮相，当时他正在参加此前的州长竞选。（乔·雷德莱/盖蒂图片社）
“我理解缅因州选民想要了解试图代表他们的特洛伊，但针对我家庭的人身攻击是不可接受的，”她补充道，“在他19岁时犯下错误后的40年里，特洛伊已经成长为缅因州人民充满热情的倡导者，并毕生致力于让我们的州变得更美好，而苏珊·柯林斯却一直在华盛顿以牺牲我们的利益为代价中饱私囊。”
与此同时，杰克逊的竞选团队告诉福克斯新闻数字频道，特洛伊“承认前往那处住宅并与另一名男子发生了肢体冲突。案件最终以50美元罚款结案。”
周四，倾向保守派的《缅因州连线》报道称，一名来自缅因州阿拉加什的男子称自己认识杰克逊数十年，他声称曾目睹杰克逊在多年前的另一起事件中殴打佩尔蒂埃。
普拉特纳的盟友特洛伊·杰克逊在关键参议院席位对阵柯林斯的竞选中逐渐逼近民主党提名
来自缅因州最北端偏远地区的杰克逊，曾是保守派共和党人，二十多年前加入民主党。
在他迅速成为替代普拉特纳的短期竞选活动的领跑者之际，他面临着一系列有关其所谓脾气和职场行为的报道，以及有关抵押贷款不当行为和其他潜在责任的指控，包括他过去严格的反堕胎立场。
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上月，当被问及是否存在 vetting（审查）顾虑时，杰克逊表示：“我认为这其中很多显然是苏珊·柯林斯参议员为了确保自己能凭借糟糕的政绩赢得选举而搞的鬼。但对我来说，我已经在立法机构待了20年。我确实相信我已经接受过审查和考验。人们清楚我在为什么而奋斗。我会支持他们。他们知道可以信任我。”
这场审查和负面报道引发了党内一些人士的担忧，他们认为在普拉特纳崩盘后，民主党又选出了另一位未经充分审查的候选人。
内部消息：普拉特纳竞选团队草率的审查流程在其竞选崩盘前忽视了预警信号
一位要求匿名以便畅所欲言的参议院竞选民主党战略家告诉福克斯新闻数字频道：“这有点像是火箭式的审查流程。缅因州民主党人已经做出了选择，他们只能硬着头皮支持到底。”
当被问及民主党对杰克逊的审查情况时，柯林斯周五对记者表示：“在我看来，审查似乎非常重要。我们从格雷厄姆·普拉特纳身上看到了审查失败的教训。但这实际上是民主党自己的事情。”
全国共和党参议员委员会在一系列社交媒体帖子中，向自杰克逊获得提名以来 endorsing（支持）他的民主党参议员和参议院候选人发问，询问这些政客是否会“呼吁特洛伊·杰克逊退出竞选”。
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2026年5月24日，当时的民主党联邦参议院候选人格雷厄姆·普拉特纳和当时的州长候选人特洛伊·杰克逊在缅因州奥罗诺的缅因大学柯林斯艺术中心举行的“打击寡头政治”巡回演讲站台上并肩站立。（乔·雷德莱/盖蒂图片社）
杰克逊曾竞选民主党州长提名但失败，在初选中与普拉特纳一同竞选。他迅速表明自己是最有资格接过支持普拉特纳的进步派和民粹主义运动大旗的候选人。
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与普拉特纳类似，杰克逊的竞选纲领面向工薪阶层选民。他支持对亿万富翁增税、被称为“全民医保”的全民医疗保健体系，以及废除美国移民和海关执法局（ICE）。他还反对向以色列提供军事援助，而民主党内部在支持美国长期中东盟友的问题上日益分裂。
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Susan Collins drops brutal reminder of Dem rival rocked by accusations
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A Fox News poll showed Jackson holding a slight two-point edge over Collins in the race that could decide Senate majority
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GOP Sen. Susan Collins of Maine told Fox News Digital her Democratic challenger Troy Jackson apparently “struggles to control his temper” in Kittery, Maine, on Aug. 14, 2026.
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KITTERY, Maine – Republican Sen. Susan Collins says her Democratic challenger in Maine’s high-stakes U.S. Senate race apparently “struggles to control his temper.”
Collins broke her silence about Democratic Senate nominee Troy Jackson on Friday after a newly resurfaced 1988 police record detailed accusations that Jackson assaulted a man and pushed his longtime partner during a late-night confrontation in Fort Kent, Maine.
Jackson, a one-time logger and a former state Senate president, was chosen a couple of weeks ago by Maine Democrats to replace embattled oysterman Graham Platner, who won the June Democratic Senate nomination in a landslide before imploding and dropping out of the race last month amid rape allegations that he denied.
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Maine Democrats picked progressive former state lawmaker Troy Jackson as their new Senate nominee, giving them another shot at the crucial race after previous pick Graham Platner dropped out.(Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Jackson is challenging Collins in a crucial race that’s among a dozen that will determine if the GOP holds onto its slim Senate majority.
Asked by Fox News Digital about recent reports regarding Jackson, Collins said, “He’s the one that needs to respond to the reports. I’m not going to comment on them. But I will say that, based on widespread reporting, it appears that he struggles to control his temper.”
Collins spoke with reporters after kicking off a statewide bus tour on Friday in Kittery, Maine. The longtime senator is the only GOP incumbent running for re-election in a state President Donald Trump lost in the 2024 election. A Fox News poll in Maine released on Wednesday indicated Jackson holding a slight two-point edge over Collins, which was within the survey’s sampling error.
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Republican Sen. Susan Collins speaks with a Maine voter as the longtime GOP senator kicks off a statewide bus tour on Friday, August 14, 2026, in Kittery, Maine.(Paul Steinhauser/Fox News)
The Bangor Daily News reported this week that the police report accused Jackson of assaulting another man during a late-night brawl on March 12, 1988.
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The brawl was over Jackson’s longtime partner Lana Pelletier, who, according to records, is also his second cousin. Jackson and Pelletier share two adult children.
The police report indicates that Pelletier told officers at the time that Jackson “pushed her around,” a statement she now denies making.
According to the report, the then-19-year-old Jackson went to a home in Fort Kent, Maine, around 2 a.m.
After the occupant of the house told Jackson to go away, the report says the future state lawmaker “kicked the door in” and grabbed his rival by the throat before punching him in the face, causing the victim’s glasses to leave a cut. The report added that a friend broke up the ensuing fight.
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“Troy Jackson is Graham Platner 2.0: Violent and unhinged,” the Republican National Committee charged in a social media post after the initial report went viral.
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Democratic Senate nominee in Maine Graham Platner and his wife speak with supporters following his primary night victory speech, in Blue Hill, Maine on June 9, 2026.(Paul Steinhauser/Fox News Digital)
Meanwhile, the National Republican Senatorial Committee, referring to Senate Democratic Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer and Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee chair Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, wrote on X, “Is this incredibly disturbing report of violence and abuse not enough for you to drop Troy Jackson?”
Jackson said in a statement obtained by Fox News Digital, “Nearly forty years ago, when I was 19 years old, I got into a fight with another man. I took responsibility for it then, and I take responsibility for it now.”
“But let me be clear: I have never been violent with my partner Lana, or any other woman. This happened nearly four decades ago, and I assure Mainers this incident in no way reflects the man I am today or the life I’ve led in the years since,” the Democratic Senate nominee added.
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Pelletier told Fox News Digital in a statement, “I do not remember making the statements attributed to me and they are not accurate. This is the first time I have seen this report from 40 years ago. Troy and I have built a life and family together and I know the person he has been through the decades since, both as a caring partner and father.”
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Troy Jackson, the Democratic Senate nominee in Maine, is seen at a campaign event during his earlier gubernatorial bid, on May 20, 2026, in Portland, Maine.(Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
“I understand Maine voters want to learn about Troy as he seeks to represent them but personal attacks on my family are unacceptable,” she added. “In the 40 years since he made a mistake as a 19-year-old kid, Troy has grown to be a passionate advocate for Mainers and dedicated his life to making things better for our state while Susan Collins has been in Washington enriching herself at our expense.”
Meanwhile, the Jackson campaign told Fox News Digital that Troy “acknowledges going to the residence and getting into a physical confrontation with another man. The case was resolved with a $50 fine.”
On Thursday, the conservative-leaning Maine Wire reported that a man from Allagash, Maine, who says he’s known Jackson for decades alleged that he witnessed Jackson strike Pelletier in a separate incident years ago.
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Jackson, who hails from the remote northern tip of Maine, is a one-time conservative Republican who became a Democrat over two decades ago.
As he quickly became the frontrunner in the abbreviated race to replace Platner, he faced a slew of reports over his alleged temper and workplace conduct, as well as reported claims of mortgage improprieties and other potential liabilities, including his past strict anti-abortion stance.
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Asked by Fox News Digital last month about any vetting concerns, Jackson said, “I think a lot of this obviously is Sen. Collins trying to make sure she can win the election on a really bad record. But, for me, I’ve been in the legislature for 20 years. I do believe I’ve been vetted, I’ve been tested. People know exactly what I’m fighting for. I have their back. And they know they can trust me.”
The scrutiny and negative reports are raising concerns by some in the party that Democrats landed another unvetted nominee after the Platner implosion.
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“This is a bit of a rocket vetting process,” a Democratic strategist who works on Senate races who asked to remain anonymous to speak more freely, told Fox News Digital. “Maine Democrats have made their choice, and they’re just going to have to ride with it.”
Asked about the Democrats’ vetting of Jackson, Collins told reporters on Friday, “From my perspective, it seems that vetting is very important. We learned the failure of vetting with Graham Platner. But that’s really up to the Democrats.”
The NRSC, in a series of social media posts directed at Democratic senators and Senate nominees who have endorsed Jackson since he landed the nomination, asked if those politicians will “call on Troy Jackson to drop out?”
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Then-Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner and then-gubernatorial candidate Troy Jackson stand together during a “Fighting Oligarchy” tour stop at the Collins Center for the Arts on the University of Maine campus in Orono, Maine, on May 24, 2026.(Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Jackson, who unsuccessfully ran for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, campaigned alongside Platner during the primary. And he quickly made the case that he was the best equipped candidate to grab the mantle of the progressive and populist movement that had backed Platner.
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Similar to Platner, Jackson is running on a platform aimed at working-class voters. He backs raising taxes on billionaires, the universal healthcare system known as “Medicare-for-all,” and abolishing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). He also opposes military aid to Israel as Democrats are increasingly divided over support for America’s longtime Middle East ally.
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