▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁he ▁travel led ▁the ▁state ▁for ▁several ▁months ▁to ▁gauge ▁support ▁for ▁his ▁g ubern atorial ▁bid . ▁ ▁Results ▁ ▁General ▁election ▁ ▁Camp aign ▁Mus gro ve ▁campaign ed ▁as ▁an ▁independent ▁and ▁conserv ative ▁candidate , ▁down play ing ▁his ▁membership ▁in ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁and ▁avoid ing ▁inv iting ▁any ▁national ▁figures ▁to ▁support ▁him . ▁He ▁critic ized ▁Bar bour ▁for ▁being ▁a ▁lo bb y ist ▁for ▁the ▁to b acco ▁and ▁ph arma ce ut ical ▁indust ries . ▁A ▁key ▁message ▁of ▁Mus gro ve ' s ▁campaign ▁was ▁that ▁Bar bour ' s ▁support ▁for ▁free ▁trade ▁would ▁cost ▁jobs ▁in ▁Mississippi . ▁ ▁Bar bour ▁attacked ▁Mus gro ve ▁for ▁his ▁fla wed ▁leadership ▁of ▁the ▁state , ▁bl aming ▁him ▁for ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁the ▁economy ▁of ▁Mississippi . ▁He ▁was ▁helped ▁by ▁the ▁President , ▁George ▁Bush , ▁who ▁made ▁three ▁tri ps ▁to ▁the ▁state ▁to ▁support ▁Bar bour . ▁Several ▁other ▁leading ▁Republican ▁figures ▁came ▁to ▁Mississippi ▁to ▁support ▁Bar bour ▁including ▁Dick ▁Chen ey , ▁J eb ▁Bush ▁and ▁Rud y ▁Giul iani . ▁ ▁A ▁poll ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁showed ▁Bar bour ▁having ▁a ▁narrow ▁lead , ▁with ▁ 5 0 % ▁saying ▁they ▁would ▁vote ▁for ▁him ▁as ▁against ▁ 4 5 % ▁for ▁Mus gro ve . ▁However ▁another ▁poll ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁November ▁showed ▁Mus gro