Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney flew into Savannah yesterday hoping to boost his Georgia poll standing with a key local endorsement.
U.S. Congressman Jack Kingston was said to be flirting with Rudy Giuliani, but the 8th term Savannah Republican threw his name behind Romney. The former Massachusetts governor is now fourth among Georgia Republicans in a Strategic Vision poll which showed him at 10%, a number Romney appeared to allude to at a brief airport news conference.
"Anytime I can get endorsed by somebody who's more popular than me, that's a good thing," Romney said. "Having somebody like Congressman Kingston's endorsement can only help my campaign."
Other Georgia Congressmen to endorse Romney include Phil Gingrey and Tom Price, but John Linder recently switched from Romney to Mike Huckaby. Yesterday, Romney took a swipe at the surging Huckaby, calling Huckaby's gubernatorial pardoning record liberal.
Romney also addressed the mortgage crisis and health care.
U.S. Congressman Jack Kingston was said to be flirting with Rudy Giuliani, but the 8th term Savannah Republican threw his name behind Romney. The former Massachusetts governor is now fourth among Georgia Republicans in a Strategic Vision poll which showed him at 10%, a number Romney appeared to allude to at a brief airport news conference.
"Anytime I can get endorsed by somebody who's more popular than me, that's a good thing," Romney said. "Having somebody like Congressman Kingston's endorsement can only help my campaign."
Other Georgia Congressmen to endorse Romney include Phil Gingrey and Tom Price, but John Linder recently switched from Romney to Mike Huckaby. Yesterday, Romney took a swipe at the surging Huckaby, calling Huckaby's gubernatorial pardoning record liberal.
Romney also addressed the mortgage crisis and health care.
