Exclusive interview with Maine Democratic Senate candidate Troy Jackson 10:13

Maine Democrat Troy Jackson, who is running for the U.S. Senate, sat down for an exclusive interview with CNN's Dana Bash that was published on Sunday, October 18, 2026. Jackson is trying to unseat Sen. Susan Collins, and the conversation, which lasts a little over ten minutes, touched on that campaign.

Beyond the race against Collins, Jackson discussed his Medicare for All plan and the war with Iran, along with a range of other topics. A separate clip from the same sit-down features Jackson telling Bash that his working-class background would guide the way he does the job if voters send him to the Senate.

CNN's own description lists the effort to defeat Collins, Jackson's Medicare for All proposal and the Iran war as the headline subjects, and says the discussion went well beyond them. Both videos carry Bash's byline and appear in the network's politics section, with the full conversation presented as an exclusive.

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