I think it is a good decision too. As of yet, I'm not thrilled about anyone, because we have an inept democrat president now, I don't want an inept republican president just because they are a republican. I want a good president. No current reps or the current dem qualify.
Too bad future generations aren't here to see all the great things we are spending their $$ on!!
Yet there was another certainty for Barbour: His path to the presidency would have been a difficult one.
Part of it was lack of name ID, especially outside the Washington Beltway. In the most recent NBC/WSJ poll, only 1% of national GOP primary voters said Barbour was their top choice for president in a potential field of nine Republican candidates.
In a smaller five-candidate field, Barbour's support ticked up to just 3%.
Another part was geography. Being the governor of Mississippi -- a solid Republican state in presidential elections -- most likely wouldn't have benefited a Barbour-led ticket in a general election.
And a final part was resume. In that same NBC/WSJ poll, being a former lobbyist -- as Barbour was before becoming governor -- was viewed as the worst candidate attribute, worse than having multiple marriages, being a FOX News commentator, or being a leader of the Tea Party movement.
