Mitt Romney is expected to signal his 2016 intentions during a Friday morning conference call with supporters.
The 2012 Republican presidential nominee sent an email blast late Thursday evening to political operatives and others who backed his last White House bid asking them to “please join me for an update.” They expect that the former Massachusetts governor will tip his hand on 2016 one way or the other. The call is scheduled to occur at 11 a.m.
Romney made clear that he was thinking about a third presidential bid in early January and asked many who actively backed his last campaign to hold off from joining other 2016 contenders until he had made a decision on whether to run again. Not everyone honored that request, but many did.
However, Romney probably had two more weeks at most before alumni from his 2012 campaign started to move off the sidelines and sign on with other candidates. That may explain, at least in part, the timing of Friday morning’s conference call.
