ME-02: Jared Golden's reelection appears more likely to national expert
For the first time, a major national politics prognosticator has moved Maine’s 2nd Congressional District race out of the toss-up category.
Larry Sabato’s Crystal Ball on Thursday shifted Democratic U.S. Rep. Jared Golden’s reelection bid to its “leans Democratic” category, indicating that Republicans are less likely to win it.
Sabato’s outfit in Virginia called Republican challenger Dale Crafts of Lisbon credible but underfunded.
It also said the presidential electoral vote in the sprawling, mostly rural district, which President Donald Trump won in 2016 “seems likelier than not to remain in Trump’s possession.”
But, it said, Trump “may be hard-pressed to replicate his 10-point districtwide victory” in this year’s race, which would lessen his impact on the congressional contest.
https://www.sunjournal.com/2020/09/03/jared-goldens-reelection-appears-more-likely-to-national-expert/