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Troy Jackson declares victory in Maine's U.S.

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At an election night rally in Maine, Troy Jackson (D-ME), shown by the on-screen chyron as the winner of the Maine Senate race, tells supporters that when "the companies kept pushing us around, we organized." He says voters have given him "the chance to take that fight to the United States Senate."

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Who
Troy Jackson
Where
rally - election night, Maine
Original footage
Forbes Breaking News · watch the full video from this moment
Length
50 seconds, unedited within the cut
Plays
98 on Instagram
Read the transcript

So when the companies kept pushing us around, we organized, we stood together, and we tried to make them listen. And tonight, tonight, you've given me the chance to take that fight to the United States Senate. Every family doing everything they can and wondering when somebody is going to do something for them. You have got me into this and you're going to have somebody that's going to be fighting for you in Washington, D .C.

Machine transcript of the clip's audio; names are checked, small words may differ.

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