Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) cast himself as the "compromise candidate" between current Majority Leader Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) and conservative upstart Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN) on Monday. Speaking to the Fort Worth Star Telegram, Barton said he is hoping for a second ballot in Friday's leadership elections, which he feels would increase his chances of winning. "I feel really, really good that there's going to be a second ballot," he told the paper. "I feel really, really good that I'm going to be on the second ballot and I feel really, really good that I'll do well on the second ballot."