Some fast googling tells me that DeVos is pretty much in a tie with Granholm, the dem governor who's running for re-election. So it looks like DeVos is reaching out in a desperate effort to get some traction. I suspect this move toward the uneducated end of the spectrum will cost him more votes than it gains him.
Many Republican politicians are doing this. Personally, I think it's just shoring up the vote and I doubt DeVos would really make a push for ID if he beats Granholm. I would still vote for the guy, because pandering is the name of the game in campaigning.
Huh? What happened? Did the mods go off duty or something? Why didn't this news thread get moved the Religion Backroom?