LOOK/LISTEN: Barbour downplays effect of Sanford scandal, prospect of 2012 presidential run
Gov. Haley Barbour, R-Miss., said he didn't think South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford's disappearance and extra-marital affair would have any effect at the polls, downplayed the prospect of running for president himself in 2012, and said he thinks Iowa's chances are good to elect a Republican governor next year.
"What happens in these races this year and next year will be what really matter to the party," Barbour said when asked about a 2012 run. "If after that it seems like a reasonable thing, I will consider it. I have no plan to run for president; I have no intention to run for president. But I've been around long enough to say, 'never say never.' And we'll just see where we are after '10. But I would be very surprised if I turned out to be a candidate for president."
Barbour outlined his strategy for rebuilding the Republican Party during his keynote address at the Republican Party of Iowa's "Night of the Rising Stars" night-time fundraiser at Hoyt Sherman Place.
- See more photos from the event
- Listen to audio of Barbour's speech
- Listen to audio of a Barbour press conference
- Listen to audio of a Barbour interview
- Listen to audio of RPI Chairman Matt Strawn's speech
- Read IowaPolitics.com coverage
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