 The endorsement was seen as a significant milestone in the race, helping Beshear win the primary without a runoff, and ultimately, the general election.Raising a few eyebrows, a fundraising method for Miller's campaign was dubbed "The Great Sideburns Debate", which began due to an article by John David Dyche of the "Louisville Courier-Journal" that stated, "Treasurer Jonathan Miller sports perhaps the longest sideburns on a gubernatorial candidate since the Seventies ... the 1870s.