Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour is the latest Republican to get the TIME profile treatment as a potential challenger to President Obama in 2012.
While Barbour has made no commitment to run, he’s keeping his options open:
As Barbour sees it, Barack Obama’s fiscal policies are a flop with voters. And that, more than anything else, has opened the door to a huge year for his party. “I think the American people understand,” Barbour explains, “we need to have more focus on jobs and the economy instead of 15 months on a so-called health-reform program that actually increases the cost of health care.”
