Brian Duff interviewed by Maine Sunday Telegram on presidential fundraising in Maine

Brian Duff, Ph.D., associate professor of political science, was interviewed by the Maine Sunday Telegram for a April 22, 2012 story on fundraising in Maine by President Obama and likely Republican challenger, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.

Among Maine supporters President Obama has outraised Romney by more than 10 to 1. Maine has voted for a Democrat for the White House in the last five elections.

"In a kind of dispiriting way, Maine could have more impact in this presidential race in terms of the money Mainers cough up than in any political campaigning," Duff said. "There are fewer and fewer legitimate swing states, and the campaigns are getting better and better at focusing just on those states."

The story also ran in the Morning Sentinel and the Kennebec Journal.

Duff is the author of The Parent as Citizen: A Democratic Dilemma. He has also published research on feminist theory, voting, and the politics of race and ethnicity.

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