[Theodore R.]

I read the Wikipedia article on Barrett and wonder why there is such opposition to him from conservatives. Please explain.

[AzaleaCity5691]

There’s really not. It’s just that the Sarah Palin fan club has latched onto her in that state as the next sort of Palin.

If she wasn’t an attractive woman they wouldn’t be doing it and I worry about the country when so many people are willing to throw in with a candidate just because they are an attractive woman.

I don’t have a dog in this fight but my in-laws in SC do. They split between Bauer and Barrett in the primary (would have been all Bauer except Barrett went to the Citadel and they’re a big Citadel family) and they’re all going with Barrett now.

[NeoCaveman]

I read the Wikipedia article on Barrett and wonder why there is such opposition to him from conservatives. Please explain.

1. TARP
2. Not doing the gentlemanly thing of conceeding so we can get on to the general.
3. Playing the religion card

[Carpe Cerevisi]

I read the Wikipedia article on Barrett and wonder why there is such opposition to him from conservatives. Please explain.

Search for "Gresham Barrett", "Tea Party" and "boo'ed" on YouTube and you might get an idea.