Is Mitt Romney meddling in the 2016 presidential race? NBC’s Chuck Todd said Sunday that Romney “may be playing kingmaker of sorts” in the campaign. Romney’s friends and supporters say he is merely giving (solicited) advice to GOP candidates sharing his ideas, and keeping politicos and big donors in touch with each other.

Some in the Republican fray, however, have a different view. “Mitt said he will help Republicans figure out which candidate to support, and presumably dismiss those he deems not up to it,” notes one strategist with a 2016 campaign. “This is very nice of him to do, particularly from a two-time loser.”