Dean Barnett is right.

And here's more evidence, from the Greenville News:

Disaffected with big-name candidates and looking for a true conservative, a panel of 10 local Republicans said former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee and California Rep. Duncan Hunter made the strongest case in Tuesday's debate for their votes.

They liked what they called detailed, straightforward answers by Hunter and Romney.