Gresh hurt himself when he voted against TARP the 1st time, then voted for TARP the 2nd time. And his opponents aren’t going to let anybody forget about it. That said, he’s still the most conservative guy running so far. I voted for him in my precinct straw poll.
Trust me, the Good Ol’ Boys did not want to cross the Chamber of Commerce & Farm Bureau on this. The will of the people made it happen, in spite of the legislators.