MOSCOW, January 10 (Sputnik) – Mitt Romney said that he wanted to be US president, but stopped short of announcing that he would participate in the 2016 presidential race, the Washington Post reports.
Romney’s wife now allegedly supports his decision, although she was strongly against it several months ago. In October, Ann Romney told the Los Angeles Times that her husband was not going to run for president. "Done. Completely. Not only Mitt and I are done, but the kids are done," she said, referring to her five sons. "Done. Done. Done," she repeated, as quoted by the newspaper.
The remarks come at a time when many Republican donors have already voiced their support for another top GOP contender, Jeb Bush, the former governor of Florida. This week, Bush launched a leadership PAC, known as Right to Rise, aimed at "restoring a positive, conservative philosophy to help every American get ahead," according to a post on Bush's Facebook.
Bush and Romney "contend for many of the same donors who favor pro-business candidates from the party’s establishment wing," the WSJ observed.
Romney took part in the presidential race as a candidate from the Republican Party in 2012. He lost the general election to Barack Obama. In 2008, Romney took part in the GOP primaries but failed to secure a nomination.
