Haley Barbour Says He Won’t Run for President in 2012
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Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour, who had been making campaign-style appearances in states crucial to the presidential-selection process, announced yesterday that he wouldn’t seek the White House in 2012.
“A candidate for president today is embracing a 10-year commitment to an all-consuming effort,” Barbour, a Republican, said in a statement released by his office. Saying that supporters would “expect and deserve no less than absolute fire in the belly from their candidate,” he added, “I cannot offer that with certainty, and total certainty is required.”