Has Miller learned anything about campaigning from his last run when he lost to MurKOWski in a write-in? I like his position on the issues, but you can’t come across as a total doofus on the likability factor. Too many people vote with feeeeeeeeeeeeelings, even in red states.
I'm not 100% sure on this, but Alaska probably has fewer votes on "feeeeeeeeeeeeelings," percentagewise, than any other state in the Union because it has the lowest % of females in its population.
In other words, the "feeeeeeeeeeeelings" vote is largely a feminine thing, and the "feeeeeeeeeeeeeeelings" vote largely explains the gender gap.