BDN quotes Glover in article on Maine’s attorney general
The Bangor Daily News spoke with Robert Glover, an assistant professor of honors and political science at the University of Maine, for an article about Maine Attorney General Janet Mills, who is a Democratic candidate for governor. In this year’s gubernatorial contest, Mills isn’t alone as a state official in the race, according to the article. Glover said there are gray areas regarding what materials are related to a person’s official duties and what materials are for campaigns, and that issue is becoming increasingly clouded in the era of social media and electronic communications. “If you’re putting out a traditional mailer, there would be a cost associated with that,” he said. “Sending out an email or posting on Twitter, it’s not so clear.” Glover said he doesn’t think most voters care about the issue as much as political insiders do. “Everyone is aware that it happens, and I hear grumblings about it from both sides,” he said. “Most of the people who are concerned about campaign finance are more concerned about dark money or independent expenditures.”