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Kamala Harris backs US Senate candidate who replaced Graham Platner: 'I know what it is like'

Former Vice President Kamala Harris backed Democratic Maine U.S. Senate candidate Troy Jackson."I know what it is like to step up to the plate with a short runway to Election Day. Troy will have just 101 days between his nomination for Senate and when voters in Maine will cast their ballots," Harris said in a Monday fundraising email.Harris was tapped as the 2024 Democratic presidential nominee after incumbent President Joe Biden dropped out in the wake of a widely-panned debate performance against then-former President Donald Trump.MAINE DEMOCRATS CROWN TROY JACKSON AS PLATNER REPLACEMENT AS...