GQ quotes Brewer in report on Democrats running for president, Senate seats

UMaine Alert

Posted: April 19, 2024 - 1:32 PM

At approximately 9:24 a.m. on Friday, April 19, a University of Maine graduate student was struck by a university vehicle on Long Road at the University of Maine campus in Orono. The student reports that they are at a local hospital with minor injuries.

Emergency services, including the Orono Fire Department, University Volunteer Ambulance Corps, University of Maine Police Department, Orono Police Department and Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene.

The university vehicle involved in the incident was a Chevrolet Express van. It was being operated by a university employee.

Counseling services and support are available for students, faculty or staff who may have been affected. The Counseling Center can be reached at 207-581-1392 and the Dean of Students Office can be reached at 207-581-1406.

The scene has been cleared and Long Road is now accessible. An investigation is being conducted by the University of Maine Police Department with assistance from the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction Unit. Any witnesses to the incident are encouraged to contact Lt. Noel Santiago at noel.santiago@maine.edu.

May 29, 2019 UMaine in the News

Mark Brewer, a political science professor at the University of Maine, was cited in the GQ magazine article, “Presidential ambitions might kill the Democrats’ chance of retaking the Senate.” The GOP currently holds a 53–47 majority in the Senate, which means that if Democrats win the White House, they must net three Senate seats in order to take the slimmest possible majority, according to the article. The would-be Democratic contender to take on sitting Republican Sen. Susan Collins in Maine would be State House speaker Sara Gideon, GQ reported. Maine congresswoman Chellie Pingree, who lost to Collins in 2002, has also neither declared herself in the race nor taken herself out of it, the article states. “Maine politics are not as polarized as the politics of the United States as a whole,” Brewer said. “Historically, voters are much more interested in public officials who stay above the fray, and that description fits Susan Collins pretty well.” Morning Consult ranks her as the 14th-most popular senator in Washington, buoyed by strong support among independent voters, while Gideon and Pingree have relatively liberal track records that may be liabilities in a statewide race, according to GQ.