Fmr. GOP Chair Haley Barbour Files 2003 Campaign Cash Papers for Ole Miss Governors Race

AP Mississippi Clarion Ledger ^ | December 8, 2002 | AP Wire Report

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Former National Republican Chairman Haley Barbour has filed paperwork necessary to begin recieving contributions for a run for governor in 2003, a spokesman said.

Henry Barbour, Haley Brobours nephew and spokesman, said the elder Barbour filed a statement of organization last week.

Haley Barbour had recieved campaign contributions and was required by law to file the statement within 10 days of taking the funds, Barbour said.

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March 2003 is the deadline for officially entering

[republicanwizard]

Good. I think we will pick up Mississippi, considering the financial abilities of Barbour.

We will pick up Mississippi with Governor Barbour.
We will pick up Kentucky with Governor Fletcher.
We will hold Louisiana with Governor Terrell.

Add another two Governorships to our total. 28

[Gunder]

Someone on another thread wrote that he/she thought Suzie Terrell preferred being Governor all along. Has anyone heard/read anything to corroborate this?

[republicanwizard]

Yes. I think if the GOP was serious about winning the Senate seat, it would have bounced Cooksey and Perkins out. With them out, Terrell would have been an easy winner on November 5, but with a Saturday runoff, Democrats are easier to get to the polls.

I can't see what Terrell would not win the Governorship. She won 48.4% of the vote, and there are few serious Republicans thinking about running other than her. Were Terrell to run, she could approach 50% easily.

[Holden Magroin]

I hope Haley Barbour won't pay for Trent Lott's faux pas. I'll bet the Democrats will remind black voters about Lott's comments about Strom Thurmond.

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I love it, Governor Terrell!

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Haley's smart enough not to fall into that trap..

[ConservativeDude]

and maybe we can get Cooksey to return to the House after a two-year rest, seeing as we lost that seat.

don't forget that in 4 years oklahoma is coming back around, as that loss was certainly an aberration

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It would be a great way to keep Suzie in the game..

[gulfcoast6]

Barbour is well respected in our state.

[Gunder]

Ditto for Kansas and Wyoming. Any RATS who think these states are "trending Democratic" just because they elected RAT governors last month is smoking something.