But republicans told us that Daniels was a conservative
Not just a conservative but a libertarian conservative!
Seems a little bit of a nanny state type.
Smoking bans are not terribly important in the big picture of statism. Doesn’t rank up there with economic policy or foreign affairs.
But it’s a good litmus test for conservative candidates for higher office. Just like global warming lip service politicians.
If a candidate believes that SHS or AGW junk science will kill us all he/she is either
A. Too stupid to have any power over fellow citizens or
B. They know it’s bogus but believe it serves a gubmint purpose. Which makes them more dangerous than A.