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议员们强调，拿下缅因州参议院席位对民主党夺回参议院多数席位至关重要
当福克斯新闻数字频道询问缅因州民主党参议院候选人特洛伊·杰克逊的最新劲爆爆料——他与二代表妹育有子女时，民主党参议员们表现得毫不知情。（图源：尼古拉斯·巴拉西 摄 福克斯新闻数字频道）
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民主党参议员仍在支持缅因州参议院候选人特洛伊·杰克逊——这位在 ballot 上取代前候选人格雷厄姆·普拉特纳的候选人，最新指控可能再次搅动这个“松树之州”的美国参议院竞选局势。
今年夏天早些时候，普拉特纳在一系列丑闻（最终以性行为不端指控告终）后被迫退出民主党初选，以挑战共和党缅因州参议员苏珊·柯林斯。但如今，一则重磅爆料称，接替普拉特纳的杰克逊与自己的二代表妹育有两名子女。
这则爆料并未让议员们转而反对杰克逊，大多数人强调，民主党必须赢下摇摆州的选举，才能夺回参议院多数席位——而在缅因州这并非易事，温和派议员柯林斯自1997年以来一直代表该州在参议院任职。
缅因州另一位参议员、无党派人士安格斯·金表示：“我不知道你在说什么，反正我不会对此置评。”
2026年7月25日，在缅因州班戈，特洛伊·杰克逊发表讲话，正式成为缅因州民主党推举的参议院候选人，接替 ballot 上的格雷厄姆·普拉特纳。（图源：乔·雷德莱/盖蒂图片社）
本周福克斯新闻数字频道采访的每位参议员都否认知晓这则爆料。
“我对此一无所知，但我清楚的是，我们必须在各级选举中推选民主党人，”马里兰州民主党参议员安吉拉·阿尔索布鲁克斯告诉福克斯新闻数字频道。
“我没听说过这些爆料，”马里兰州民主党参议员克里斯·范·霍伦附和道，“特洛伊·杰克逊显然是为工薪阶层而战的人。”
罗德岛州民主党参议员谢尔顿·怀特豪斯回避了问题的核心。“我认为，我们赢下这个席位极为重要，这样我们才能终结当前参议院纵容的漫天涨价和猖獗腐败，”他说。
网络热议：关键参议院竞选中普拉特纳的替代者被曝与二代表妹育有子女
《缅因导线报》编辑史蒂文·罗宾逊上周率先报道称，杰克逊与二代表妹拉娜·佩尔蒂埃育有两名子女。这位独立记者在发布家谱调查结果时称，佩尔蒂埃的父亲是杰克逊母亲的表亲。
杰克逊今年夏天以601张代表票中的94%支持率当选接替普拉特纳的候选人，这则爆料随即引发轩然大波。此前，普拉特纳因一项强奸指控最终迫使民主党盟友倒戈，从而退出竞选。普拉特纳否认了包括该指控在内的多项指控，但最终这一指控成为压垮他的最后一根稻草，导致他在民主党候选人替换缅因州初选 ballot 的截止日期前终止了参议院竞选。
杰克逊的竞选团队未直接否认该爆料，此前在给福克斯新闻数字频道的一份声明中称，这是柯林斯阵营发起的攻击竞选活动。
“苏珊·柯林斯会不择手段转移注意力，无视自己96%的投票与特朗普一致、出卖缅因州工薪阶层的事实。对特洛伊家庭的人身攻击既可耻又绝望，”声明写道。
杰克逊的竞选团队未回应福克斯新闻数字频道就该报道提出的额外置评请求。
缅因州民主党人因倡导全民投票陷入困境，尽管已毫无悬念拿下参议院提名
2026年5月23日，佐治亚州民主党参议员乔恩·奥索夫在佐治亚州迪凯特举行的佐治亚州民主党南迪卡尔布竞选办公室开幕及拉票启动活动上对媒体发言。人们认为，如果民主党想在11月夺回参议院多数席位，佐治亚州的参议院竞选是必赢之战。（图源：伊利亚·努瓦莱奇/彭博社 via 盖蒂图片社）
“没看到相关报道，”当被问及国会山的相关爆料时，佐治亚州民主党参议员乔恩·奥索夫说道。
奥索夫起初并未明确表示是否会支持杰克逊，而是先提到了密歇根州的民主党初选——极左翼进步人士阿卜杜勒·埃尔赛义德在周三赢得了该初选，随后才谈到自己对杰克逊的支持。
“我正在支持密歇根州的民主党候选人，”当被问及是否会背书杰克逊时，奥索夫回应道，“缅因州的情况，我们拭目以待谁会胜出。”
许多参议员表示，他们支持杰克逊和其他民主党候选人，是为了更广泛地针对共和党及其议程——无论是在唐纳德·特朗普政府时期还是在国会内部。
“我们的总统今天再次没有拿出让我们从伊朗战争中脱身的战略计划，我们的孩子在战场上牺牲，而他的家族却在发战争财，”阿尔索布鲁克斯说道。
福克斯新闻最近的一项民调显示，56%的选民反对美国对伊朗采取军事行动，其中40%的人强烈反对这场战争，这表明持续的冲突可能会影响选民在11月的投票意向。
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阿尔索布鲁克斯表示，她将“在每一个州”支持民主党候选人，再次间接支持杰克逊，以确保其所在政党夺回国会多数席位。
“我会支持每一个州的民主党候选人，”阿尔索布鲁克斯说，“我们必须夺回众议院和参议院的多数席位，这样才能降低生活成本，让民众重新获得医疗保障。”
“这才是当前美国民众最关心的问题，也是我们的奋斗目标。”
汉娜是福克斯新闻数字频道政治团队的制作助理。
WATCH: Dems stand by Maine nominee hit with report he fathered children with his second cousin
August 9, 2026 4:00am EDT / Fox News
Lawmakers stress the need to flip Maine’s Senate seat to regain a Democrat majority in the Senate
Democratic senators acted clueless when asked by Fox News Digital about a shocking recent report on Maine Democratic Senate nominee Troy Jackson, claiming he fathered children with his second cousin. (Credit: Nicholas Ballasy for Fox News Digital)
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Democratic senators are still backing Maine Senate nominee Troy Jackson, who replaced former candidate Graham Platner on the ballot, after the latest allegations threaten to yet again shake up the race for U.S. Senate in the Pine Tree State.
Platner, following a series of scandals culminating in sexual misconduct claims, was forced to drop out ahead of the Democratic primary to take on Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, earlier this summer. But now, a bombshell report claims Platner’s replacement fathered two children with his second cousin.
The recent report wasn’t enough to turn lawmakers against Jackson, with most stressing the necessity for Democrats to win swing state races in order to win back a majority in the upper chamber — not an easy feat in Maine, where Collins, a moderate, has represented the state in the Senate since 1997.
Maine’s other senator, independent Angus King, said: “I have no idea what you’re talking about, and I’m not going to comment on it anyway.”
Troy Jackson speaks as he became the Maine Democratic Party’s choice to be their U.S. Senate nominee to replace Graham Platner on the ballot in November on July 25, 2026, in Bangor, Maine.(Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Every senator who Fox News Digital spoke with on the issue this week denied having knowledge of the report.
“I don’t know anything about that, but what I do know is that we have got to elect Democrats up and down the ballot,” Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Md., told Fox News Digital.
“I haven’t heard of these reports,” Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., echoed. “Troy Jackson is somebody who’s obviously in this fight for working people.”
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., ignored the crux of the question. “I think it’s super important that we win that seat so that we can put an end to the wild cost increases and rampant corruption that the Senate right now is indulging,” he said.
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The Maine Wire editor Steven Robinson first reported last week that Jackson shares two children with his second cousin, Lana Pelletier. In posting the genealogical findings, the independent journalist claimed Pelletier’s father is a cousin of Jackson’s mother.
The report made waves after Jackson received 94% of the 601 delegate votes in the process this summer to replace Platner, who dropped out of the race after a rape allegation finally forced his Democrat allies to turn against him. Platner denied the claim, among others made against him, but ultimately it was the nail in the coffin that resulted in him ending his bid for U.S. Senate before the deadline for Democrats to get a new candidate on the Maine primary ballot.
Without directly denying the report, Jackson’s campaign said in a previous statement to Fox News Digital that it was an attack campaign from the Collins camp.
“Susan Collins will do anything to distract from the fact that she votes with Trump 96% of the time and has sold out working people in Maine. Personal attacks on Troy’s family are shameful and desperate,” the statement read.
Jackson’s campaign did not respond to Fox News Digital’s request for additional comment on the reporting.
MAINE DEM IN HOT SEAT FOR CHAMPIONING POPULAR VOTE DESPITE CLINCHING SENATE BID WITHOUT IT
Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., speaks to members of the media during the opening of the Democratic Party of Georgia’s South DeKalb Field Office and canvass kickoff in Decatur, Georgia, on Saturday, May 23, 2026. Georgia’s Senate race is seen as a must win for Democrats if they are to have any path toward retaking the Senate in November.(Elijah Nouvelage/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
“Haven’t seen it,” Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., said when asked on Capitol Hill about the reports.
Ossoff initially avoided saying whether he’d back Jackson. Instead, he pointed to Michigan’s Democratic race, which the far-left progressive Abdul El-Sayed won on Wednesday, before addressing his support for Jackson.
“I’m supporting our nominee in Michigan,” Ossoff replied when asked if he would be endorsing Jackson. “In Maine, we’ll see who wins.”
Many senators credited their support for Jackson and other Democrat candidates running for office as a broader effort to target Republicans and their agendas — both within the Donald Trump administration and in Congress.
“We have a president who today, again, has no strategic plan about getting us out of that war in Iran, where our children are dying on the battlefield while his are getting rich,” Alsobrooks said.
A recent Fox News Poll found that 56% of voters oppose U.S. military action against Iran, with 40% strongly opposing the war, indicating the ongoing conflict might play a role in how voters show up in November.
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Alsobrooks said she is supporting the Democratic nominee “in every single state,” again indirectly backing Jackson, to ensure her party takes back the majority in Congress.
“I’m supporting whoever the nominee, in every single state, the Democratic nominee,” Alsobrooks said. “We are going to have to take back the House and take back the Senate as well so that we can bring down the cost of living, get people healthcare again.”
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“That is what is important right now to the American people, and that’s what we’re looking for.”
Hannah is a Production Assistant for the Politics team at Fox News Digital.
