Brewer quoted in BDN article on LePage as he nears end of second term
Mark Brewer, a political science professor at the University of Maine, spoke with the Bangor Daily News for the article, “LePage keeps making it harder for regular Mainers to know where he’s at.” In the buildup to the 2018 election, Maine’s political spotlight is shifting away from Gov. Paul LePage to the 20-plus candidates who want to replace him, according to the article. Roughly 14 months before his second term ends, the Republican governor has made few appearances for the general public, the article states. Brewer said he has noticed a change in LePage’s communications strategy and that the most “jarring” is the end of LePage’s radio appearances. “For a long time, those were his primary means of communicating with anyone,” said Brewer, who noted that it’s not uncommon for a Maine governor to change communication style near the end of his tenure. Brewer suggested any toned-down LePage communications style could be temporary. “I don’t see Paul LePage going gently into the good night,” he said. “That just doesn’t strike me as his personality.” Maine Public also carried the BDN report.