However, thetheory is extensivelydoubtedandcriticized by some westernscholars, such as Ian G Barbour, John Brooke, andthe anti-conflicttheoryhas become very popular.
Gov. Haley Barbour, the former chairman of the Republican National Committee, is a prohibitive favorite against wealthy trial lawyer John Arthur Eaves Jr. (D), whose father sought the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in the 1975, '79 and '87 primaries.