I'm a big fan of Barbour especially living next store in LA and seeing what a bangup job he's doing getting MS back on its feet but Haley's got THE THICKEST, HEAVIEST southern accent you've ever heard. He makes former Sen. Ernest Hollings (D-S.C.) sound like a Connecticutt yankee Outside of about 10 states, I don't think it would play very well.
Don't get me wrong, I not putting him down. I just don't think it'd go over to well in the Midwest and Mountain West.