Burnt Orange Report

Ben Barnes / KBH Rumor Denied

By Byron LaMasters

I posted last week on rumors that Ben Barnes would be heading up "Democrats for Hutchison" in the 2006 Governor's race. Rick Perry vs. the World reports that both Barnes and KBH have denied the rumors with Barnes speculating that Perry was behind it. No surprise here - I failed to see the logic of how Ben Barnes could help KBH in a GOP primary, and it certainly would make sense if the story was floated by the Perry campaign as an attempt to tarnish KBH's GOP credentials.