if he could get the taxing of imports, then i would vote.
The thing is could he help lure / attract businesses to come to MI.? that's the 1,000,000 dollar question.
If this state would stop outsourcing jobs / bids to out of state companys that would help a hair. There are companys in this state that bid on projects and don't get them because some company in Texas bids it a little lower. Way to keep the money in the state! It's been going on for years, this state is run stupidly.
This state will be really bad off for atleast 7-10 more years.
First thing, change the tax structure on businesses. You don't get a depressed state out of its current shape by forcing state/companies to waste what little tax dollars they have paying too much for goods/services from in-state vendors to keep what few resources the state has in the state -- you do it by having successful business that bring IN money from OUT of state, thereby creating jobs and bringing in more money. It's like stuffing the $3 you have in your mattress versus investing it to generate a positive return.
The current tax structure penalizes businesses for creating additional jobs. One of the last states to do this, with clear negative results. I have worked with companies that were considering a move to Michigan or a neighboring state, and this was the reason that every one of them went elsewhere.
Look at the states with much better economies....they aren't doing it by isolating themselves and trying to cut off business with other areas.