Romney's Inner Circle Is Convinced He's Running

[ErikJ]

Mitt Romney held meetings with donors in New York this week that left one attendee convinced he is running for president again in 2016.

A member of Romney's inner circle who spoke to Business Insider said the former governor of Massachusetts traveled to New York City on Monday where he met with key financial backers of his past campaigns to lay the groundwork for a 2016 White House bid.

The source, who was at one of the meetings, said other attendees included Time Warner CEO Stephen Ross, New York Jets Owner Woody Johnson, and hedge funders Julian Robertson and Paul Singer.

A representative for Romney did not immediately respond to a request for comment about the meetings from Business Insider.

Romney, a former Republican governor of Massachusetts, previously ran for president in 2008 and in 2012, when he was the GOP nominee. In addition to potential donors, the source said Romney met with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) this week.

Christie endorsed Romney during his last race. However, he is expected to mount his own White House bid in 2016.



Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/romney-insider-hes-running-2014-12#ixzz3Ky0xjG8W

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Please proceed, Governor.

[yeoman6987]

2. I highly doubt Republicans will vote for him in the primary

Again. It will be a Gen X person this round.

[hobbit709]

3. This morning on my way to the store was a truck with Romney Pest Control painted on it.

The thought that flashed through my mind was how much does it cost to get rid of Romneys?

[ErikJ]

5. Not nearly as much as Koch-roaches.

who have hundreds of billions at their disposal.

[derby378]

4. He might as well - he invented Obamacare

So Romney has that going for him...

[Wellstone ruled]

6. Told you so he he,

he just established residency in Salt Lake City next to his Josh,choke. Next one to watch,Paul Ryan as V.P.. McGrumpy will give the real nailed it shortly. BTW,Singer is one of the biggees when it comes to financing campaigns. Wynn and Adelson along with Katz are the next to fall in line. How many Billion in this next Presidential Cycle nobody knows. Tons.

[Gothmog]

7. Romney is the strongest candidate in the GOP field

Romney has a great deal of baggage that can be used against him but Romney is far stronger than Jeb, Christie, Walker or Rand Paul

[ErikJ]

8. Romney leads Bush by 8 pts

Last line in the article
A Quinnipiac poll released late last month showed Romney and Bush were the two potential 2016 presidential candidates with the most support from Republican voters.

Romney led Bush by eight points in that survey.



Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/romney-insider-hes-running-2014-12#ixzz3KyBOL86X

[nevergiveup]

9. What else does he have to do?

He may become the new Harold Stassen.