I had an interesting conversation yesterday with Malcolm Pray of Greenwich.
The founder of Pray Automotive was included on a list of endorsements Lt. Gov. Michael Fedele of Stamford issued soon after he announced his bid for governor earlier this month.
“I think he’s done a good job as lieutenant governor. I think he’s qualified for the job,” Pray told me.
But then Pray added he is very good friends with Tom Foley of Greenwich, who since Fedele’s announcement decided he was also interested in the GOP nomination to replace Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell.
“Unfortunately I had endorsed Michael long before I knew Tom was going to run,” Pray said.
So would Pray have backed Foley over Fedele had he known?
“That’s an unanswerable question at this point,” Pray said.
I give Pray credit for standing by Fedele.
But with the volatility of the state’s political landscape, I think this might be a cautionary tale for all of those people – Republicans, Democrats and otherwise – who are coming out so soon endorsing particular candidates.
