Fried speaks with Press Herald about Hillary Clinton’s Portland campaign stop
The Portland Press Herald reported Hillary Clinton will bring her Democratic presidential campaign to King Middle School in Portland on Friday, Sept. 18. The relatively low-key event will be a sharp contrast to a Maine rally by Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, who packed the Cross Insurance Arena in July, the article states. Sanders’ rallies have become a strong draw, and his liberal views play to the Democratic Party’s base, University of Maine political scientist Amy Fried said. “[Clinton] does not want there to be any comparisons between the number of people who show up at her events and who show up at Sanders’ rallies,” Fried said. “She is staying away from large-scale events.” Fried said Clinton usually performs better at smaller-scale events where she can relate more intimately to the audience.