BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - Does an Independent Senator’s endorsement of a Maine democrat matter to Pine Tree State voters?

UMaine’s Political Science Chair says it could.

Bernie Sanders announced he is endorsing Graham Platner for Senate and Troy Jackson for Governor.

Mark Brewer says that in a gubernatorial race like the one taking shape in Maine a high profile backer like Sanders could be a difference maker in winning a primary.

“It’s a crowded primary profile of kind of top end candidates and so anytime you have that many high end candidates competing in a primary anything that you can do to get an edge on primary voters matters. For Jackson this stamp of approval from what in many ways is the person who is seen as the leader of the progressive wing of the Democratic party, even though

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