MPBN, Press Herald Speak with Brewer Days Before Election
Mark Brewer, a political science professor at the University of Maine, was quoted in reports by the Maine Public Broadcasting Network and Portland Press Herald days before Election Day. MPBN interviewed Brewer for the report, “Ebola: An October surprise in the Maine governor’s race?” Brewer said the way Gov. Paul LePage handled the Kaci Hickox case could have an effect on the race. “Gov. LePage going out front, seeking a court order, saying we want this quarantine where I am looking out for the health of Mainers and nurse Hickox is potentially — I don’t want to call it a game changer — but do I think it is going to have an impact in these last few days of the race? I think, absolutely, it will,” Brewer said. The Press Herald spoke with Brewer about the 2nd District race between Democrat Emily Cain and Republican Bruce Poliquin. Brewer said Poliquin’s ads and debate strategy have been “bumping up against the line” of being too negative, according to the article. “Even with the way that the president’s viewed, I think that voters in the 2nd District are going to go for Cain,” he said.