The states of Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut dug themselves a big hole with their debts and Rhode Island and eastern Connecticut having unemployment rates near 10%. In hopes of improving the economy in that area, these three states became one to get more people to fix the problems in this new state. After the election, residents of South New England decided to elect Tagg Romney, with his campaign for a balanced budget to eliminate the $340 million debt that these three states collected. He is the son of the old Govenor of Massachusetts back in the 2000's and U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney as their new govenor.