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Will Mitt Romney run for president … again? We might be closer to an answer to that question before too long:
Mitt Romney will discuss his 2016 plans during an 11 am conference call with supporters today.
— Kasie Hunt (@kasie) January 30, 2015
Mitt Romney to tell supporters this morning whether he'll move forward with 2016 presidential campaign, source tells @DanaBashCNN.
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) January 30, 2015
https://twitter.com/passantino/status/561132039210926083
Dana Perino would be surprised if Romney’s in again:
@allahpundit E.G.O.
— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) January 30, 2015
@gabrielmalor Never took him for an egomaniac either. Plus, wouldn’t an egomaniac want to protect what’s left of his legacy?
— Allahpundit (@allahpundit) January 30, 2015
@allahpundit @gabrielmalor also an announcement via conference call leads me to believe he's not running
— Dana Perino (@DanaPerino) January 30, 2015
@DanaPerino @allahpundit @gabrielmalor so I guess that Bush-Romney meeting in Utah was 'productive', if Mitt is indeed NOT running
— Michael Openshaw (@mopenshaw) January 30, 2015
Bring on the speculation!
There isn't 1 percent of my opinion that thinks Mitt Romney will announce he IS running on a conference call.
— Pete Dominick (@PeteDominick) January 30, 2015
Can't help feeling that in the gathering momentum/excitement of Mitt 2016, those inside and out are forgetting Romney's own words…
— Byron York (@ByronYork) January 30, 2015
Romney in 'Mitt': 'I have looked, by the way, at what happens to anybody in this country who loses as the nominee of their party…'
— Byron York (@ByronYork) January 30, 2015
Romney: 'They become a loser for life, all right? That's it. It's over.'
— Byron York (@ByronYork) January 30, 2015
Of course #Romney will run. This is a move to pre empt Jeb Bush and signal the big money donors he's their guy.#cnn
— Jamia (@auntoona) January 30, 2015
late morning Romney call with donors not sounding like formal declaration – but a clear move to the next phase
— Rick Klein (@rickklein) January 30, 2015
no one in Romney inner circle has indicated Mitt leaning against a run in last few weeks. So unless he's kept aides in the dark…
— Rick Klein (@rickklein) January 30, 2015
actually two Romney calls today – one w/ aides, one w/ donors – http://t.co/ey5EbdeMDf @jeffzeleny @ABCPolitics
— Rick Klein (@rickklein) January 30, 2015
If Mitt Romney were NOT running, he would just e-mail his supporters and say, "hey, I'm not running."
— Jim Geraghty (@jimgeraghty) January 30, 2015
We’ll find out soon.
For now, this is where things stand:
So I gather from the reporting that Romney either is or is not going to announce at 11 am that he is or is not running in '16. Got it.
— Eamon Javers (@EamonJavers) January 30, 2015
Update:
Romney told staff during today’s conference call that he has decided NOT to run again in 2016:
MORE: Romney told members of his staff during a Friday conference call that he is out of race: http://t.co/ICbCN8V4ZA
— The Associated Press (@AP) January 30, 2015
The candidate most relieved by the Romney no-go decision is Christie. He is a longer shot than many believe but now he has more $$$ access
— Chuck Todd (@chucktodd) January 30, 2015
Now that Romney is out, I expect Christie to become more aggressive to compete with Bush
— Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) January 30, 2015
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