https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/02/07/haley-barbour-to-conservatives-reagan-was-no-purist/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 12:16:06 -0400<![CDATA[“In the 2012 campaign every candidate for the Republican nomination has invoked Reagan and compared him or herself to Reagan. I don’t blame them a bit,” said Mr. Barbour. “But let me make sure that one thing is clear about Ronald Reagan’s Republican Party: Reagan did not demand or expect everyone to agree with him on every issue. He wasn’t a purist.”]]>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:05:32 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/02/07/haley-barbour-to-conservatives-reagan-was-no-purist-n278826