In the days leading up to the 2008 United States election, Barnes was the only political pundit out of 27 catalogued by the Huffington Post (including Karl Rove, Alex Castellanos, Matthew Dowd, Ed Rollins, and George Will) to predict a John McCain victory for U.S. President (286 to 252 electoral votes). Personal life Barnes married Barbara Beatty in 1967. The couple has three children. References External links Column archive at The Weekly Standard 1943 births Living people American biographers American columnists American magazine editors American political commentators American political writers The American Spectator people The Baltimore Sun people American male biographers The New Republic people Nieman Fellows Writers from Alexandria, Virginia United States Army soldiers University of Virginia alumni The Washington Star people The Weekly Standard people Journalists from Virginia Voice of America people People from Vero Beach, Florida American Anglican Church in North America members