Brewer quoted in Christian Science Monitor article on Maine politics
Mark Brewer, a political science professor at the University of Maine, was quoted in the Christian Science Monitor article, “When a governor names his dog ‘Veto.’” While Gov. Paul LePage has a history of controversial sound bites in common with Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, he is more conservative, and Maine politics has reached new levels of partisanship under his leadership, according to the article. Maine is a large state with a small population — its density of 41 people per square mile is the lowest of any state east of the Mississippi, the article states. That has made political cooperation something of a survival tactic in the state, Brewer said. “That really has over the decades created this culture of interdependence and interreliance and really forced people in Maine to work together and accomplish things,” he said. “If they don’t band together and help each other, it’s unclear where help would come from.”