Is Haley Barbour's Southern Handicap Overstated?

Scott Conroy, RCP
As Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour steps up his efforts to explore a possible presidential run, he faces one question that none of the other prospective candidates will have to address: can a back-slapping, Ole Miss Rebels fan with a molasses-rich drawl connect on a human level with caucus-goers and primary voters whose cultural roots are far from Yazoo City?Though his Deep South persona and good ol' boy reputation are often cited as significant drawbacks for Barbour in the first voting states, Republican operatives and officials in Iowa and New Hampshire point to a bevy of historical and...

Source: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2011/02/07/is_barbours_southern_handicap_overstated_108790.html

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