Brewer quoted in BDN article on presidential candidates visiting Maine
Mark Brewer, a political science professor at the University of Maine, was quoted in the Bangor Daily News article, “Why are presidential candidates touching down in Maine?” A win in Maine’s Republican caucuses Saturday would offer Sen. Ted Cruz a chance to slow down front-runner Donald Trump, according to the article. Cruz needs to demonstrate this weekend — when Democrats and Republicans in Kansas, Nebraska, Louisiana and Puerto Rico also make their presidential choices — that he can become the Trump alternative ahead of the Republican National Convention, according to Brewer. Sanders, a U.S. senator from Vermont, also needs a good turnout on Sunday when Democrats caucus if he hopes to close in on former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who commands a nearly two-to-one lead so far, Brewer added. “The fact that Maine matters at this point in the primary cycle shows the races aren’t over,” he said.