In my Kroger store there’s just one aisle with a big tv to remind you that you’re on camera… The aisle with diapers and baby food.

Just guessing but:

1. He’s gay and that might turn off some swing voters especially people who are already hesitant about having a black woman at the top of the ticket
2. He’s never won any election beyond a municipal one, so he may be seen as electorally untested.
3. His resume is a bit thin with just his time as a mayor of a small town and time as the transportation secretary.

It also diminishes the political power of regions where there are more undocumented immigrants by giving them less representation in the House

Yeah, OP should take this as a opportunity to work on assignment design and course policies for the next time. There have been plenty of times where students did something that I viewed or suspected as dishonest but didn’t report them for it because I hadn’t designed my assignments well or didn’t have a clear policy against it.

Except french fries