The Hill News

Mark my words, the sudden exit of Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour from the Republican presidential nomination race will be followed by many more. The prospects will either bow out before they ever catch any fire (Rick Santorum) or never enter the race at all because of the writing on the wall (Michele Bachmann).

Put simply, these candidates lack the fire to stir men’s souls. They can’t mobilize the voter base across the wide swath they know they’ll need to win the White House. It’s more than just the entire Republican “base,” and more than even some disgruntled, out-of-work independent voters. And it’s certainly more than the Tea Party faction.

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