Barbour said comments made by one candidate can negatively affect the whole party. Barbour: 'Stupid' comments hurt GOP

Former Republican National Committee Chairman Haley Barbour said on Friday that “stupid” and “offensive” comments made by one candidate can have a negative effect on others in the same political party.

“The comments they made were stupid comments, offensive comments and in today’s world when a candidate in one state says something, the negative effect of that can spill over to other candidates,” Barbour, the former GOP governor of Mississippi, said on “CBS This Morning.”


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He was referencing former GOP Senate hopefuls Richard Mourdock and Todd Akin, who both saw their campaigns go down in flames after making controversial comments related to rape.

Barbour’s tough comments echoed those of Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, who said Thursday night at a gathering of Republicans that the GOP has to “stop being the stupid party.”