Press Herald interviews Brewer about reports of George H.W. Bush voting for Hillary Clinton
The Portland Press Herald spoke with Mark Brewer, a political science professor at the University of Maine, for an article about how former Republican President George H.W. Bush plans to vote for Democrat Hillary Clinton this fall. A prominent Kennedy family member said she heard the news firsthand from Bush, according to the article, but the former president has not confirmed. News that the Bush family patriarch might be voting for a Democrat instead of Republican nominee Donald Trump could factor into the decision-making process for moderate Maine Republicans, according to Brewer. He said it wasn’t surprising, given the circumstances around Trump and his criticism of two of Bush’s sons, that the 41st president would not be supporting Trump, the article states. “I also think it might have an outsized impact in Maine — you know, nationally very minor, but maybe in Maine, still minor but maybe bigger,” Brewer said. “H.W. was the last Republican candidate to win the state, the family is held in relatively high regard here, especially H.W. He’s got a positive reputation even among some Democrats. I think it might make a bigger difference here.”