Mitt Romney is seriously thinking about running in 2016

WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney told several donors on Friday that he's seriously considering a third run for the White House, a change for the 2012 GOP nominee after months of insisting his career in politics is over.

Romney attended a private gathering of donors at the New York offices of Woody Johnson, a leading Romney donor in 2012 and owner of the New York Jets, two people with direct knowledge of the meeting told The Associated Press.

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Both spoke under condition of anonymity, because they were not authorized to speak publicly about the private discussions. The meeting was first reported by The Wall Street Journal . Read more...

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