McCain/Miller. Why the hell not?

[Flying Dog]

Good pick. I like her.

[Flying Dog]

Problems with Miller:

One, she has little statewide stature. Although she was once SOS, Miller isn't well-known by most Michigan voters and is unlikely to sway many votes.

I'm sorry, but that is completely false. She has pretty wide name recognition and is liked by a large portion of the state's electorate. A poll back from 2006 showed Granholm beating DeVos 49-33 and only beating Miller by 4%.

As for the question of her swinging voters, It'll make MI closer but I doubt it'll flip the state to McCain.

[Flying Dog]

Problems with Miller:

One, she has little statewide stature. Although she was once SOS, Miller isn't well-known by most Michigan voters and is unlikely to sway many votes.

I'm sorry, but that is completely false. She has pretty wide name recognition and is liked by a large portion of the state's electorate. A poll back from 2006 showed Granholm beating DeVos 49-33 and only beating Miller by 4%.

As for the question of her swinging voters, It'll make MI closer but I doubt it'll flip the state to McCain.

Do you remember when that poll was taken? Granholm was locked in a tight race with DeVos from the moment he started airing TV ad till his terrible debate performances.

IIRC, Mike Rogers also scored well against Granholm, even though he hadn't been a statewide   elected official before. Miller likely outperformed DeVos because he was defined by Amway and hadn't yet inflated his numbers with  millions in ad spending.

It was taken in August of 2005. Yes, I know, a long time before DeVos started running ads but it still proves that Miller had popular base support. Her tenure as SOS was viewed as widely successful and she did reform it for the better. She wouldn't have got labeled as DeVos was with Amway and outsourcing.

I'm just saying if a poll way before the election shows Miller with 45%, then she is known by a lot of voters.