Northern Maine woodsman Troy Jackson looked ready for prime time at Thursday night’s Democrat U.S. Senate debate, while Secretary of State Shenna Bellows came off as halting and nervous.
Judging from online comments, YouTube viewers watching the WCSH-moderated debate thought Jackson won the night hands down.
Former Center for Disease Control director Nirav Shaw and Jordan Wood kept awkwardly looking down at their notes during opening statements, clearly unprepared.
Wood looked about as unsure of himself as his on-again, off-again on-again candidacy, in one day, out the next, then back in.
The dress-wearing Ashley Webb, a trans female, was notable for saying he/she should be able to use women’s bathrooms.
Bellows claimed she’s the natural default for ousted Graham Platner since she has run already once before (2014) against five-term GOP Sen. Susan Collins.
Former state senate president Jackson looked the most relaxed, folksy, confident and extemporaneous, making it no wonder YouTubers overwhelmingly picked him as the winner.
He escaped without ever being asked about allegedly faking his legal residency on a federal housing loan application.
The debate loser was a phantom TV producer who forgot to put the candidates’ names on the lecterns, leaving viewers not familiar with the contestants unsure who was on their screens.
The moderators asked the candidates what each would take from Platner’s playbook.
The answers were about as ridiculous and non-specific as the question.
A key question the moderators failed to ask was whether the poll-leading Platner, who quit the race despite winning the primary after a woman accused him of rape, should now be prosecuted for gross sexual assault.
It should have been the question right out of the box despite Platner having insisted he never raped anyone – even though he withdrew from the contest without ever mentioning in his resignation letter exactly why he suddenly decided he wasn’t fit as a candidate in a primary he won by a whopping 70 percent.
Platner quit the race earlier this month, five days after a former girlfriend came out of the woodwork to claim in a national interview he raped her five years ago.
The candidate conspicuously missing from the stage was Janet Mills, the two-term-limited governor who dropped out of the primary for lack of support before the votes were even counted.
The 78-year-old tired Mills was the darling of the Democrat establishment until she got shaded by a bearded Nazi-tattooed 41-year-old oyster hobbyist ex-Marine misogynist sexting-while-married internet troll named Graham Platner.
“ You can’t make this stuff up .”
You can tell when she’s lying,her lips are moving
Ashley Webb’s rendition of Paradise by the Dashboard Light is spot on.
My advice to the candidates is keep your arms out straight to make it harder for them to put the net over you.If you took the best part of each of their brains and made one brain and implanted it in a pigeon the poor bird would fly backwards.
Their little podiums say ” Voice of the people “. Is that some kind of joke? This group was embarrassing for Maine, and, under the spotlight of the whole nation. No doubt they all high 5’d each other after it was over.
The real woman wore pants, while the fake one wore a dress.
Oh, Brave New World….
Oh my god this is such a ridiculous spectacle…it’s horrifying really….it’s like a tent revival side show nightmare to chose the biggest turd to lead the little turds…so all the turds can be one big happy turd family
Annnnd the money keeps flowing for this turd factory…….these turds care about “working mainers”, whatever the f that means, about as much as a fat kid likes kale.
This is the best Maine has got? Amateur hour. I’ve seen middle school assemblies that were more organized and thoughtful.
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“The dress-wearing Ashley Webb, a trans female, was notable for saying he/she should be able to use women’s bathrooms.”
As someone who has taught English in a Maine high school, I cannot help but add “it” — I.e. “he/she/it.”
The whole night was a political freak show.
Ashley Webb is the TRUE FACE of the democrap party. His “hole” campaign is running on which bathroom he can take a dump in. My choice is for Ashley. Be nice if he and Lewiston’s frumpy mayor, Carl Sheline, can get together.
There was not a person on the stage that I would allow to babysit my kids, especially Jackson, he is pretty skeevy. And a very poor choice for Maine.
Jackson is a Democrtic Socialist. Look up their agenda.
Haven’t the Maine Democrats humiliated the State of Maine enough?
Jackson, the guy who is against corporations but gave a tax break to the corporate owned Portland Seadogs. Jackson, the guy who committed mortgage fraud.
to bad troy has been changed by Augusta
By far the worst group ever to run for a Senate seat yes the most exclusive club in the world the U.S. Senate.I kept waiting for John Candy and the rest of the Second City Television crew to come on stage.If this isn’t a wake up call to Maine voters nothing ever will be.
And I bet democrats are proud of these ignorant baffoons.
They were and are an embarrassment to the State of Maine.
This is like trying to pick the best turd in a cesspool.
The whole debate was a disgusting display of self serving ignorance. What a spectacle for the entire nation to witness that is Maine Democratic Politics. Of the 8 people at those podiums Ashley Webb was the only one that actually made any sense and that is sad!
Troy Jackson is a “Self Serving Hypocrite” who runs for any office strictly for the Money! Troy couldn’t care less about Maine Workers unless it has a monetary gain for himself! In 2000 he was a Republican, but not really? In 2002 he was an independent, but not really? In 2004 he showed his true color is Blue, Deep Left Blue! He has become a poster boy for Ok for Me, But not for Thee! He has become a Crook with a capital C.
Shannon Bellows, Seriously? Ashley Webb was much more prepared than the Secretary of Cheating!
The rest of them had nothing I was interested in hearing. Pretty pitiful that Ashley Webb, who was given a stage was the most honest and prepared person? It is what it is!
Complete disgrace and an embarrassment for Maine!
Vote for Susan Collins again the least of two evils, but the evil you know.
This is all great publicity for Maine!
I’d vote for Mr/Mrs/Mz Ashley Webb.
Her/his/it’s reference to Meatloaf is totally wrong.
He/she/it looks more like Meatloaf’s younger cousin, Leftover.
God I wish someone would primary Susie…………
leaving the names of the “contestants” off the lecturns was not a mistake.