Former Gov. Mitt Romney, R-Mass., said Wednesday his family is pushing him to jump in the presidential race as an independent candidate.

“My wife and kids wanted me to run again this time,” Romney told CBS News anchor John Dickerson at the Aspen Ideas Festival in Colorado on Wednesday. “I got an email from one of my sons yesterday, saying ‘You gotta get in, Dad. You gotta get in.'”

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