Kammala wannan jumla: Barr ya lashe zaben Republican na farko kuma ya sake samun tallafin kudi daga Kwamitin Gangamin Jam'iyyar Republican na Kasa a yakin neman zabensa na gaba daya. Lokacin da Chandler ya yanke shawarar kada ya halarci Babban Taron Demokradiyya na 2012, Barr ya zarge shi da cewa yana ƙoƙarin kauce wa haɗuwa da Shugaba Barack Obama, wanda ke neman wa'adi na biyu amma wanda ba shi da mashahuri tare da yawancin masu jefa kuri'a a Kentucky. Mai magana da yawun Chandler ya tabbatar da cewa Chandler yana da alƙawura na baya a gundumar sa a wannan makon, amma ya goyi bayan sake zaɓen Obama. An zabi Barr ya yi wani gajeren jawabi a
Taron Jam'iyyar Republican na 2012, wanda a lokacin ya soki yadda Obama ke nuna adawa ga masana'antar kwal. Ma'aikatan yakin neman zaben Chandler sun soki shawarar Barr na halartar taron, suna mai cewa ya kamata ya yi amfani da lokacin a gundumar sa, ya san mutanen da ke wurin sosai. Sun kuma yi ba'a game da gaskiyar cewa bayan fage don jawabin Barr hoto ne na garin Louisville, wanda ba a cikin gundumar ta 6 ba; Kamfanin Barr ya yi adawa da cewa ba su da hannu wajen zaɓar bayan fage.