Brewer quoted in Press Herald article on Sen. Susan Collins, Donald Trump
Mark Brewer, a political science professor at the University of Maine, spoke with the Portland Press Herald for the article, “Collins ‘not waiting by my phone’ for invitation to be Trump’s running mate.” A New York Times article recently named U.S. Sen. Susan Collins a possible running mate for Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump, according to the article. Collins said she hasn’t made any decision about joining Trump’s ticket, the article states. “She checks off a lot of the boxes that would be useful for Trump,” Brewer said of Collins, adding he thinks Trump needs a female running mate to respond to his poor ratings among women voters. Collins’ experience in foreign policy is a plus, and she is viewed as someone who doesn’t always toe the party line, which is in keeping with Trump’s outsider status, he said. However, Brewer added, Collins’ career might suffer if she were ever to join the Trump ticket. “Any politician would have to consider it — a heartbeat away from the presidency is no small matter. But that being said, in this instance, with Donald Trump being the person making the ask, for Susan Collins it would not be a good career move,” he said.