Daniels already has has a miserable record on immigration, and I wouldn’t be fooled by a presidential-campaign-year conversion on one bill:
http://24ahead.com/indiana-gov-mitch-daniel-immigration-not-good-not-enough-inf
(And if you don’t think his lack of charisma or stature are factors against him, you’re not facing election reality.)
How did he win Indiana the first time and then after ramming his agenda down everyone’s throat, how did he win re-election?