Mitt Romney 2016: 12 Noteworthy Tweets About GOP Presidential Hopeful

Mitt Romney lost in the 2008 Republican primary to John McCain and then was defeated by President Obama in the 2012 general election. Yet there is still talk of a 2016 presidential run.

Here are 12 noteworthy tweets on the former Massachusetts governor’s chances:

Hopeful voters keep tweeting about Romney as a GOP hopeful in 2016. Other tweets range from competition with Jeb Bush to an interesting twist on the two campaigns.

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Mitt Romney shows renewed 2016 interest. http://t.co/TPGhkDgmwz Yes please! Clinton vs Romney and we'd be guaranteed a good president.

— RegulationWonk (@RegulationWonk) December 11, 2014

Yeh baby.. “@politico Mitt Romney's showing renewed interest in 2016, @morningmoneyben and @maggiepolitico report: http://t.co/3RUjaCavF7”

— Frankie Civ (@frankieciv608) December 11, 2014

They say third time's the charm, right? http://t.co/RVufzFW0cj #RomneyRound3

— John Garrett Clawson (@jgclawson) December 11, 2014

2016–Mitt Romney http://t.co/bNwKN5hstK Thoroughly vetted;vast knowledge;a morally good man;could rank up there w/Reagan.He'd get my vote.

— Nancy Chapman (@ChapmanNancy) December 6, 2014

Observers: Jeb Bush's Move Ends Romney's Chances for 2016 http://t.co/VfPimm7PPn

— IrritatedWoman™ (@irritatedwoman) December 17, 2014

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Dear @santa please keep @MittRomney 2016 on my wish list as number 1,2 and 5. I reserve 3,4 for my family/friends http://t.co/oWBbb6JdtH

— Bradley Beychok (@beychok) December 12, 2014

Got to love the logic of "I lost because of Bain. Bush will lose because of similar issues. I should run again." http://t.co/Fp2P5RxXKB

— Benjy Sarlin (@BenjySarlin) December 11, 2014

So rich! Romney considering 2016 run cause he thinks Jeb will have problems w/his private equity deals http://t.co/jGTueWdmxf via @POLITICO

— Joshua Green (@JoshuaGreen) December 11, 2014

Search your feelings, you know it’s true: Romney/Bush http://t.co/HSywey16rM

— Allahpundit (@allahpundit) December 12, 2014

But some tweets indicate a need for something new in the 2016 campaign.

I hope @MittRomney does not run in 2016. I have lots of respect for him, but it's time for new leaders, and we have many great candidates.

— Eli Rubenstein (@EliRubenstein) December 9, 2014

Oh great.. here we go... Mitt Romney insider reveals huge news about 2016 - http://t.co/wCaa2iLD7M via @po_st

— Tom (@thomasgwilcox) December 8, 2014

So Mitt Romney is serious about 2016. More interesting is why. http://t.co/JboX26EAoN.

— Zheng Ren (@chadingdotnet) December 7, 2014

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