Sun Journal interviews Brewer about Trump rally in Portland
Mark Brewer, a political science professor at the University of Maine, spoke with the Sun Journal for an article about Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s upcoming rally in Portland. So far, Gov. Paul LePage is the only “big-name Maine Republican” that has announced plans to attend, according to the article. U.S. Sen. Susan Collins said she won’t be attending, and U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin has declined to say whether he will be there, the article states. Poliquin’s non-answer is “indicative of the conundrum” he finds himself in, Brewer said. “He won his office in a tight race in 2014,” Brewer said of Poliquin. “There are plenty of Maine Republicans who voted for Bruce two years ago who enthusiastically support Donald Trump, but there are others who would be disgusted if Poliquin endorsed Trump.” The Bangor Daily News also published the Sun Journal article.