Brewer speaks with MPBN about Bruce Poliquin’s Democratic challengers
Mark Brewer, a political science professor at the University of Maine, was quoted in the Maine Public Broadcasting Network report, “Can Democrats unseat Bruce Poliquin?” While the 2nd District congressional election is more than a year away, Democrats are continuing their assault on Republican Congressman Bruce Poliquin’s voting record, according to the report. Since Poliquin took office eight months ago, Democrats have said said the House GOP budget he supports would have turned Medicare into a voucher program for future beneficiaries, reduced funding for Pell Grants that provide financial assistance to thousands of Maine students, and changed federal credit policies, making it more difficult for Mainers to buy a home. Democrats also have been critical of Poliquin’s role as a member of the House Financial Services Committee while accepting large campaign contributions from the Wall Street power brokers he’s supposed to be overseeing, the report states. “I think that some of the things that the Maine Democratic Party has been throwing out over the past few days pointing to the things that are going to hurt Poliquin, whether it be Pell Grants or the Wall Street money; I don’t think those amount to much,” he said.