Glover quoted in BDN article on presidential election

Robert Glover, an assistant professor of political science and honors at the University of Maine, spoke with the Bangor Daily News for the article, “In general election, Trump sees a chance to make Maine red again.” Donald Trump, the likely Republican presidential nominee, plans to expand the electoral battleground to Maine and other states considered Democratic strongholds in anticipation of a fight against presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, according to the article. Democrats have won every presidential election in Maine since 1992, the article states. “It’s a real long shot and a tremendous amount of resources he would have to expend for a single electoral vote,” Glover said of the strategy. But in a one-on-one matchup, Trump may be able to use voter distrust of Clinton to his advantage to win the 2nd District’s electoral vote, according to Glover. “The anti-Hillary sentiment is really high and pronounced among men and rural voters and people who are struggling and feel disenchanted with the political and economic systems in this country,” he said. “If he just amps up that sentiment, maybe that would be enough to at least have a shot in the 2nd CD.”