Barbour to visit SC; Pawlenty to visit NV

[Mr. Morden]

Barbour has already visited both Iowa and New Hampshire.  Now he completes the hat trick with a visit to South Carolina:

http://www.wibw.com/political/headlines/83949657.html

He says it doesn't necessarily mean he's running in 2012.  But, well, that's what all of them are saying.

Meanwhile, Pawlenty is visiting the most overlooked of the early primary states:

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/79961-pawlenty-goes-to-nevada

[Mr. Morden]

Barbour is also now sounding more open to a presidential run than he previously was.  When asked about a 2012 run ~9 months ago, he brushed off the talk as ridiculous, but now:

http://hotlineoncall.nationaljournal.com/archives/2010/02/barbour_wont_ru.php

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Barbour stoked presidential speculation further with the announcement of a high dollar fundraiser in Las Vegas for his PAC:

http://msbusiness.com/magnoliamarketplace/2010/02/18/for-barbour-fundraisin-is-racin/