MAINE PUBLIC • August 25, 2020
When a Maine lobsterman speaks to support President Donald Trump’s re-nomination at Tuesday’s Republican National Convention, it will cap a monthslong courtship of the industry by the president. Political observers say that by identifying himself with the iconic, independent lobster harvester, Trump could burnish his image as a fighter for the beleaguered working class, and maybe also bolster his chances of winning a key electoral vote from Maine’s red-leaning 2nd Congressional District.