(Foxnews).Even though the GOP has suffered significant losses in the last two national elections, Mississippi governor and possible 2012 contender Haley Barbour says the Republican Party should use its time now as the "out" party to rebuild and better position itself to re-take the White House in 2012.
"People have been hearing from the Bush Administration for the last eight years," Barbour told FOX News in an interview from this weekend's National Governor's Association meeting.
"There are a lot of people in the Republican Party who have a chance to be heard now, and we want to hear from them. When you're the out party you don't have one spokesman."
Barbour himself deflected questions on whether he was interested in a run for the White House but did say that in order for a Republican to re-take the Bully Pulpit, the GOP must first win back gubernatorial seats in upcoming elections.
"There is nothing that's going to happen in 2009 and '10 that will affect the 2012 presidential election as much as how Republicans fare in the 2009 -10 elections," Barbour said. "I'm going to spend my political energy and time in electing Republican governors."
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