. ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁Senator ▁Sam ▁Brown back ' s ▁( R - KS ) ▁earliest ▁and ▁most ▁prominent ▁supp or ters ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Republican ▁president ial ▁primary ▁season . ▁She ▁formally ▁joined ▁the ▁Brown back ▁campaign ▁December ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁and ▁served ▁on ▁his ▁president ial ▁expl or atory ▁committee , ▁where ▁her ▁main ▁task ▁was ▁prom oting ▁the ▁conserv ative ▁Kansas ▁sen ator ▁in ▁her ▁native ▁Hawai i . ▁She ▁said ▁she ▁was ▁drawn ▁to ▁the ▁sen ator ' s ▁strong ▁opposition ▁to ▁abort ion . ▁Bar aqu io ▁said , ▁" As ▁a ▁Catholic , ▁I ▁am ▁proud ▁to ▁support ▁this ▁wonderful ▁man ▁who ▁bel ieves ▁in ▁the ▁san ct ity ▁of ▁every ▁human ▁life ." ▁On ▁January ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Bar aqu io ▁introduced ▁Brown back ▁at ▁his ▁president ial ▁campaign ▁kick - off ▁event ▁in ▁Kansas . ▁In ▁her ▁remarks , ▁Bar aqu io ▁said ▁Brown back ▁" is ▁a ▁man ▁we ▁can ▁trust ▁to ▁take ▁our ▁values ▁to ▁the ▁White ▁House ." ▁Brown back ▁with d rew ▁from ▁the ▁president ial ▁race ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁before ▁any ▁primary ▁cont ests . ▁ ▁In ▁late ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁shortly ▁before ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁president ial ▁election , ▁Bar aqu io ▁released ▁a ▁video ▁for ▁the ▁Just One J ud ge ▁campaign