Not cutting his losses: Romney campaign blasts ‘eccentric, odd’ Mayor Boris Johnson of London [View all]

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By Toby Harnden

PUBLISHED: 13:42 EST, 27 July 2012 | UPDATED: 14:21 EST, 27 July 2012



A Romney campaign official has blasted Boris Johnson, the London Mayor, as an ‘eccentric, odd fellow’ whose public attack on the Republican candidate was ‘unbecoming’ and an indication of his bias towards President Barack Obama.

The official said that Prime Minister David Cameron’s ‘wisecrack’ about it being harder to stage an Olympic Games in London than ‘in the middle of nowhere’ – an apparent reference to Salt Lake City, where Romney oversaw the 2002 Winter Olympics – was ‘probably appropriate, albeit awkward’ and unfortunate for Romney

‘Johnson on the other hand lived up to his reputation as an eccentric, odd fellow. It was unbecoming to attack Governor Romney in that way. There really was no need. But Johnson made it clear in 2008 that his vote would have gone to Obama.’


Addressing 60,000 Londoners on Thursday night, Johnson said: ‘I hear there's a guy called Mitt Romney who wants to know whether we're ready Are we ready? Yes we are!

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