Brewer quoted in AP report on candidate’s fundraising for 2nd District race
The Associated Press spoke with Mark Brewer, a political science professor at the University of Maine, for a report about Maine congressional hopeful Emily Cain announcing her fundraising effort is ahead of her 2014 pace. The Democrat running for the 2nd District said she has raised more than $385,000 in the first quarter, lifting her fundraising total over $1 million, according to the article. She said her fundraising report to be filed later this week with the Federal Election Commission will show that she has $785,000 cash on hand, indicating she’s chipping away at the fundraising advantage of Republican Rep. Bruce Poliquin, the article states. Brewer said the numbers indicate Poliquin will have a competitive opponent in a high-profile race that’s drawing national attention. “You’ve got a challenger here who’s going to have the resources it takes to run a very competitive race against an incumbent seeking his first re-election,” he said. The Maine Public Broadcasting Network, Portland Press Herald, Sun Journal, WMTW (Channel 8 in Portland) and The Republic carried the AP report.