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We told you yesterday Troy Jackson was poised to become the Democrats' pick in Maine for U.S. Senate
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Now, as he closes in on the nomination, a new report is raising questions about his temper
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During his six years leading the Maine State Senate, Troy Jackson developed a reputation for being volatile
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That's according to a new report from The Washington Post. The Post, citing interviews with more than two dozen people, reports Jackson once threw a water bottle during a meeting after a lawmaker refused to vote his way
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yelled at another legislator who later posted that straight men were too emotional for politics
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and cursed at the Speaker of the Maine House until she ordered him out of her office
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The report says Jackson's outburst became a recurring concern for fellow Democrats, with some lawmakers taking those concerns to the governor
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Despite that, the progressive fifth-generation logger dominated county Democratic conventions over the weekend
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winning more than three-quarters of the delegates. The showing prompted all four of his major rivals to drop out
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leaving Jackson as the presumptive Democratic nominee to face Republican Senator Susan Collins in November
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Democrats have until Monday to make the nomination official
