AUGUSTA, Maine - Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is campaigning in Bangor this weekend and political observers believe that is because the Trump campaign thinks it has a chance of winning Maine's 2nd Congressional District, and getting what could be a crucial single vote in the Electoral College.
”The Republicans, in terms of the presidential Electoral College thinking, are looking at the 2nd District because they know that every vote that can be turned out up there will be turned out," says Colby College Government Professor Tony Corrado.
That’s because of the tight congressional race and the five ballot questions. Corrado says Donald Trump’s campaign has a narrow path to win. He says that’s why Trump is campaigning again in the state, with polls showing him ahead in the 2nd District.
Maine allocates one of its Electoral College votes to each congressional district, with the overall winner taking the other two votes.
