Brewer quoted in Press Herald, BDN articles on Lewiston mayoral runoff
Mark Brewer, a political science professor at the University of Maine, was quoted in Portland Press Herald and Bangor Daily News articles on Lewiston’s mayoral runoff election between progressive activist Ben Chin and conservative incumbent Robert Macdonald. “I think the Lewiston mayor’s race is a microcosm of American politics as a whole right now,” Brewer told the Press Herald. “You’ve got this young, progressive forward-looking candidate who sort of represents something other than the old white male. And on the other hand, you have an older, very conservative Republican, who is upfront, especially about things like welfare and making government smaller.” Brewer said the absence of a moderate in the race might lead some voters to stay home. “But I think even moderate voters lean one way or the other,” he said. “True moderates are so rare in American politics.” The BDN article stated Brewer has said a Chin win would be “ a massive upset,” despite Chin’s positive, issues-driven campaign offering a blueprint of “a way forward” for Democrats in Maine.