Mitt Romney’s Son Tours Eastern Idaho

While Mitt Romney continues his campaign in Michigan ahead of Tuesday’s primary, his son, Josh, paid a visit to eastern Idaho.

Romney’s support in the Gem State has been questionable since Ron Paul won the straw poll in January, there’s still quite a bit of confidence amongst quite a few people that Romney will win Idaho’s first GOP caucus.

Romney’s eastern Idaho supporters of all ages were all ears at the Hilton Garden Inn in Idaho Falls.

“I really believe we need Romney,” said Don Hayes, a Romney supporter at the event.

“I believe it’s time for change in Washington and I believe Romney can bring that,” said Nick Bryant, another supporter at the event.

Josh Romney was the man of the hour. Mitt’s middle son has been taking a break from his job in real estate to campaign for his father.

“Believe it or not, my dad is the kind of guy who enjoys being faced with a big problem,” Josh Romney told the crowd. “He enjoys having to overcome something.”

The crowd agreed that the nation does have something to overcome: the economy.

“When you look at all the guys running for president and our current president, and then recognize my dad is the one to turn the economy around,” Romney said.

The conversation also hit home.

“My dad is a guy who really understands the real world. He’s not a Washington insider,” Romney said when asked what his one message for Idahoans would be. “He’s gonna try and return as much power to the states as he possibly can in his presidency.”

The conversation then shifted to a term Josh isn’t too crazy about, but hears quite often about dear old Dad in the media, that Mitt Romney is a “flip-flopper” on important issues.

“My dad is a man of great conviction,” Romney said. “If you look at his career and how he lived his life, he’s a guy who’s been with the same woman for 42 years. He really understands the private sector, how that works. He’s a guy that really understands conservative principles.”

Josh will be the first to tell you that “flip-flopping” isn’t the worst thing that comes up.

“It’s never fun to hear your dad get beat up in the press and tough things,” Romney said. “So you learn to kind of tune out the bad stuff and just pay attention to the good stuff, and carry on.”

Josh Romney also made stops today in Pocatello, Twin Falls and Burley.