Foley announces Lt. Gov running mate...and it's Boughton

Kevin Rennie explains why Tom Foley's acceptance of ">Danbury's last honest man as Lt. Gov now is a smart political move that could hurt Mike Fedele at the convention.

Republican gubernatorial hopeful Tom Foley will not name a running mate. The former ambassador to Ireland will go into the Republican convention on his own and accept the choice of Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton to run with him after the party’s summer primary. The move will deny the Fedele/Boughton campaign $375,000 in campaign cash that would have gone to Boughton in an August primary contest for the nomination.

The move may also keep Boughton supporters from rallying to Lieutenant Governor Michael Fedele in his race against Foley. With either candidate, they get Boughton on the ticket, which may be enough for them.