Boughton Explains Why Romney

If you recall, about two months ago I reported that Mayor Boughton would serve as co-chair for Mitt Romney's presidential campaign in Connecticut. Boughton has now publicly talked about this on his blog, which you can read here.

First, the Mayor basically made clear why he supports the former Massachusetts Governor. He listed four reasons. The first was that Iraq was in a mess, and needed someone who was capable of coming up with a good plan to deal with the issue. The second was illegal immigration, where he feels that Romney is the only one who could truly address it. The third was that Boughton said he was sick of the usual politicians, and feels that Romney is not one of them. The fourth was that he liked the fact that Romney is a strong family man.

Now, it does seem a little interesting that Boughton has endorsed Romney, and is an official member of the campaign. Most Republicans in Connecticut have decided to support Rudy Giuliani, which Boughton himself even said in his post. The latest poll shows Giuliani with 41% in Connecticut followed by Romney with 13%, John McCain with 12%, and Fred Thompson with 7%. Many Republican state legislators are backing Giuliani, as well as former Congresswoman Nancy Johnson. Congressman Chris Shays has endorsed John McCain.

Boughton definitely explained his reasoning, and he said he will continue to post on his experiences within the Romney campaign. It should be interesting to see. I'll be starting to write on the race for President, speculating on different primary states, making predictions, and analyzing. This may very well be the best election we will ever see.