Capital Tonight Reports: Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos just announced his formal support of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney for president, saying the businessman “has what it takes to create private sector jobs and fix the country’s ailing economy.”
The Long Island lawmaker said his decision to back Romney came after “extensive” discussions with his 31 fellow Republican senators. This nod is not a collective one from the entire conference, however.
So far, only a handful of New York Republican elected officials have chosen sides in the 2012 race. Rep. Nan Hayworth recently endorsed Romney, too, and NYC Councilman Eric Ulrich was tapped yesterday to lead Romney’s NYC campaign.
