[Kuksool]

The GOP primary was a nasty race between the dirty RINO and real conservative, who won. The then incumbent GOP Governor, Bill Graves refused to support the real conservative.

[Clintonfatigued]

What is rather ironic about that race is that the GOP nominee, then-state Treasurer Shallenberger, was not a doctrinaire conservative. He is solidly conservative on social issues, but on economic issues, is more labor-friendly than most Republicans are. Jim Barnett is a solid conservative who has nevertheless won endorsements from leading state RINO's.