Last month, Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour joined American Crossroads, the conservative 527 organization that spent millions helping to elect Republicans in 2010. Barbour will serve as a key fund raiser and adviser to the group, particularly its new The 1600 Fund spin off project focusing exclusively on the 2012 presidential election.
Barbour has already cut a video for the new group, which will be featured on their website. “America is at a crossroads. And in 2012 we have to change course,” Barbour says. “[Obama’s] policies aren’t fixing our problems, they’re making them worse. And a second Obama term means making this malaise permanent. … We’re the greatest country on earth, and we can get America right again. To do that we have to win in 2012. … So come on now, let’s get this done.”
