Political Scientist Comments on Funding for Election Ads

UMaine political scientist Mark Brewer was interviewed for an Associated Press report that ran on the Boston Globe website about the National Republican Senatorial Committee’s infusion of funding for Republican Senate candidate Charlie Summers and TV ads for his campaign. Brewer said the committee typically does not “throw around money” without a purpose, and therefore must feel Summers’ campaign is worthy of the cash infusion.

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