Lobster industry caught in Maine’s political headwinds before US midterms

David Horner lives for lobster.For half a century, day after day, he has taken his boat and headed into the cold waters of the North Atlantic off the coast of the US state of Maine, hauling the crustaceans from the ocean and bringing them ashore. From there, they are loaded onto trucks, sent to processing facilities and shipped to restaurants around the world.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4US Senate nominee Platner halts campaign after assault allegationslist 2 of 4‘Foreign policy is the economy’: How Iran war is shaping US midterm votelist 3 of 4All you need to know about US midterms 2026list 4 of 4Tracking the money: The biggest donors in the 2026 US midterm electionsend of listHorner has voted for United States President Donald Trump three times and stands by his vote. He supports the president’s rollback of environmental regulations affecting commercial fishing operations like his own.While he supports Trump on one policy, however, he’s disappointed in another – the president’s antagonistic approach to Canada, which borders Maine and is deeply entwined with the state’s lobster industry.“I never heard anything about all this Canadian animosity in the campaign. I d...