Maine Dem Sen can­di­date’s ‘work­ing class’ cred shred­ded by both par­ties when inter­net sees lat­est ‘cringey’ ad

<div>Maine Dem Sen candidate's 'working class' cred shredded by both parties when internet sees latest 'cringey' ad</div>

Maine Demo­c­ra­t­ic Sen­ate can­di­date Troy Jack­son, a fifth-gen­er­a­tion log­ger who has tout­ed his work­ing-class bonafides on the cam­paign trail, is fac­ing back­lash from both sides of the aisle over a viral ad that crit­ics are label­ing as tone-deaf pan­der­ing. “If Repub­li­cans spend $46 mil­lion on these tv ads, who’s gun­na be con­vinced by that?” Jack­son is asked in the ad as he sips a boba tea.Jackson then looks around and smiles before say­ing “the 1%ers” as a pho­to of his oppo­nent Sen. Susan Collins and Tes­la CEO Elon Musk are shown on the screen.The ad’s cap­tion reads “sips boba tea” along­side a boba and wide-eyed emoji.SUSAN COLLINS TEARS INTO BRIBERY ALLEGATIONS AS NEW CLAIMS EMERGE DURING C …