Back in mid-April, Bluestem noted in MNCD1: Aaron Miller now claims remarks had nothing to do with evolution, "purely an analogy":
Republican congressional candidate Aaron Miller now insists that his story about his daughter coming home in distress at being taught evolution is "purely an analogy" and he was only making an analogy about local control.
An analogy, as the Merriam Webster Dictionary online tells us, is a "comparison of two things based on their being alike in some way." What was Miller comparing local control with? He's not telling and apparently, reporters aren't asking. . . .
We also noted that in his original remarks, Miller did not object to state control of curriculum; rather, he pointed the finger at "Washington, D.C."
But calling his anecdote about his daughter "an analogy" is Miller's story and he's sticking to it. Via the Austin Daily Herald, Minnesota Public Radio's Mark Zdechlik reports:
Miller told MPR News he decided run for Congress because he was concerned about the growing national debt.
But out campaigning for support, Miller has reportedly said he was running, in part, because he was upset one of his daughters was being taught evolution in her public school.
Miller now says he has no problem with evolution being taught in public schools and that his past remarks were “merely an analogy” to make the case for more local control of education. He calls the evolution issue a “distraction” and says he’ll focus on bringing private sector solutions to Washington.
Kunkel, though, says Miller’s comments were controversial and while the talk about evolution might endear Miller to social conservatives it could drive away moderate Republicans, like those who work in the medical industry in Rochester.
“I don’t know you’re going to get elected to Congress in the 1st District campaigning against evolution,” Kunkel added.
Money may also be a disadvantage. At the end of March, Miller had a lot less money than Walz to promote his approach, $43,000 compared to Walz’s more than $400,000.
Perhaps his fundraising will grow legs and climb out of the primordial soup in which the campaign was hatched. We'll see how things evolve.
Image: Miller's fundraising hasn't gotten this far.
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