He picked up the New Smyrna Beach Observer's backing: "So why now? Why not wait until the primaries? "The answer is simple. We've seen and heard enough from the debates to know that McCain is yesterday's news and outside of his 9/11 heroics, Giuliani doesn't have a national platform. Romney has a strong campaign base. The fact that Romney won the governorship in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the most liberal of all the states, speaks volumes about his broad appeal – his Reaganesque appeal, something this country vitally needs."