What was the point of Romney’s CPAC speech?

On Friday afternoon at the Conservative Political Action Conference, Mitt Romney delivered his first major speech since losing the presidential election. He entered to a big standing ovation and gave a short speech that was well-received by the crowd. But it’s not clear why he felt compelled to make the speech.

“As someone who just lost the last election, I’m probably not the best person to chart the course for the next election,” Romney said, before advising that conservatives should listen to blue state Republican governors more.