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One of his aides told the NYT: “If he was to step down it would only be with a guarantee of being replaced by a candidate who he believes is true to the values and vision and policy agenda of the campaign that Maine voted for." Fortunately, there is such a candidate - Troy Jackson. Despite being sidelined by the media during the primary, he’s working class, a union guy, and a progressive. He has even been endorsed by the Maine chapter of the DSA: The obvious move, then, would be for Platner to stand down and make way for Jackson to take up the cause.