Donald Trump is set to make history in a widely anticipated speech on Thursday evening, accepting the Republican nomination for President of the United States.

On Thursday, the Maritimes’ neighbours in the state of Maine were not showing a lot of enthusiasm for a Trump candidacy, rather, the race for the White House has many disillusioned.

Jason Durgin, a bricklayer in Calais, Maine, says a new look is needed in Washington because there are issues he wants addressed.

“Unemployment is really high, and there are a lot of things that could use a lot of help,” says Durgin.

Durgin is unsure of who to vote for in November. His neighbours are also undecided.

“I would sort of like to see someone shake it up and make some changes,” says Lea Brown, who works at an art gallery.

Those changes will either come from Hillary Clinton, or from Donald Trump.

“He is a bit of a side show, and I don’t like that,” says Brown. “I want someone to represent our country who is benefitting of the highest position in the government.”

Others give Trump credit for a unique style in the presidential campaigning.

“He does get out there and say what’s on his mind,” says Maine resident Dave Seavey. “But I think that most people, to some extent, are bigoted and share the same views. He just threw it out there.”

Calais, the little corner of Maine, has a strong Republican base and tends to support the Republican Party during presidential election years.

This time around, many Republicans are struggling with what they’re going to do in November.

“I’m disenfranchised with the party, the way it is right now,” says Chris Bernardi. “There really doesn’t seem to be anything to choose from, or anyone to choose from.”

Bernardi is a longtime Republican supporter; though now he’s disappointed with Donald Trump, and he wished the country had more in the way of choice this fall.

“We need to move forward and maybe we need a third party,” says Bernardi. “I don’t know if that will happen or not, but I’m not against the idea.”

Community leaders in Calais say a lot of people are unsure of who to support.

“Who do we vote for? The lesser of the evils?” says the mayor of Maine, Marianne Moore. “Both of them have faults, so I think it’s really, really hard. I think we’re struggling way more than we even have before in a presidential election.”

“I just hope we get someone who takes care of business, and does the right thing and actually cares about the citizens,” says Moore.

With files from CTV Atlantic’s Mike Cameron