Not every day that the vice president comes to town
For some, the vice president’s visit was a family affair.
Destinee Theriault, 30, of Lewiston brought her 12-year-old stepson, Bentley Williams, and 11-year-old niece, Abigail McCann, to the rally.
Theriault wants them to be informed about current issues, and vice presidents don’t come to Maine every day.
“I never got this experience, and the school was excited that they took it off to come up here,” Theriault said.
Destinee Theriault, 30, of Lewiston brought her 12-year-old stepson, Bentley Williams, and 11-year-old niece, Abigail McCann, to the JD Vance rally in Bangor. Also in attendance: Her fiancée, Kenneth Pinard, 35. (Randy Billings/Staff)
Her fiance, Kenneth Pinard, 35, said he experiences challenges with fraud and illegal immigration every day.
Pinard said he hopes voters will give Republicans a chance to run the state this fall.
“I’d really like to see Maine become a red state, because I think as long as Maine stays a blue state, the people that originally resided here are going to be chased out of here,” he said.
Theriault said she plans vote for Republican Susan Collins this fall, but she is concerned about her age.
Is she giving a chance to her likely opponent, Graham Platner, who is running a populist campaign?
“No, absolutely not, Theriault said.