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Miss. Gov Tests Waters for 2012

Connections, experience serve Haley Barbour well

By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 24, 2009 9:36 AM CDT

(Newser) – Another face to watch for 2012: Haley Barbour. The Mississippi governor is traveling the country this week, appearing at Republican fundraisers and conferences in what many see as a warm-up for a 2012 run, CQ Politics reports. A Republican consultant says Barbour, 61, has a good shot in a year with “no frontrunner.”

The consultant praised Barbour's “record as governor, his conservatism, his ability to articulate a Reaganesque vision," adding, "He’s not tarred with the Bush brush at all.” Barbour hasn’t said whether he’ll run, but his long experience and connections in party politics give him a good shot—and he's saying the right things: “Any Republican who’s not focused on 2009 and 2010 doesn’t have his eye on the ball.”

President George W. Bush, accompanied by Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, left, meets with community leaders in Gulfport, Miss., to get an update on rebuilding in the Gulf Coast in 2008.
President George W. Bush, accompanied by Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, left, meets with community leaders in Gulfport, Miss., to get an update on rebuilding in the Gulf Coast in 2008.   (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, FILE)
In this Feb. 2, 2009 file photo, Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour talks with reporters during a news conference in Jackson, Miss.
In this Feb. 2, 2009 file photo, Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour talks with reporters during a news conference in Jackson, Miss.   (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, FILE)
In this March 23, 2009 file photo, Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour speaks at a news conference at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss.
In this March 23, 2009 file photo, Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour speaks at a news conference at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss.   (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, FILE)
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John
Jun 26, 2009 7:38 AM CDT
The dough boy must have made a big splash!!!
EddyTeach
Jun 25, 2009 1:54 AM CDT
1) You're wrong. 2) The lack of people rioting in the streets helped the aid arrive faster than NO.
Fondue
Jun 24, 2009 9:31 AM CDT
Yes, I would. I haven't endorsed anyone right of center -- ever.

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