Gresham Barrett in Can't Is Not an Option, by Gov. Nikki Haley

On Budget & Economy: OpEd: Lost election due to vote for TARP bailout

Even though no one was running television ads yet, my opponents were already spending freely on the race. Gresham Barrett ran through $1 million before he put his first ad up on the air. We'd barely spent anything--we didn't have much to spend, and what we did have we were saving for our TV ads. But we began to notice something that confirmed our view of the mood among the voters. Despite all their spending, none of the other candidates' poll numbers were moving much.

We all knew this meant opportunity. South Carolina was looking for something new.

Congressman Barrett was well known in his district but was still an unknown quantity statewide. He was well funded and was spending more than anyone else in the race. But he had vulnerability--a big one for South Carolina in 2010. He had voted for the TARP bailout as a member of Congress in 2008.

Source: Can't Is Not an Option, by Gov. Nikki Haley, p.121 Apr 3, 2012

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