It’s absolutely true due to the adage that the enemy of my enemy is my friend. The GOPe and the RATS are willing to trade the gavel and the WH back and forth. But, an outsider would rock the boat, so yes, Barbour et. al, would want Hillary and would indirectly support a candidate to split the vote like he did with the Cochran/McDaniels election.
After what Haley did in the Cochran/McDaniels election I believe it.