"Who benefits from Barbour’s withdrawal? Short answer: Romney. Barbour would have been effective competition for support of Romney donors. As is, Barbour – the ultimate party regular – will gravitate to the party regulars’ consensus choice. And despite my own personal regard for Mitch Daniels (and appreciation of Jonathan Martin’s reporting), that choice is Romney."
Barbour’s Withdrawal Boosts Romney
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