Mitt Romney Considering 2016 Presidential Bid, Donors Claim

Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney said this week that he is mulling a 2016 presidential bid.

Romney famously lost the presidential race to President Barack Obama as the Commander-in-Chief's main opponent in 2008. Romney then lost the general election to President Obama in 2012.

News of a possible third presidential run for Romney came after the Wall Street Journal interviewed GOP donors attending a meeting at which Romney spoke in Manhattan this week.

Romney reportedly told those present at the GOP donor meeting that recent events overseas and the country's economy would be two of the main reasons he would throw his hat into the ring for a third time.

"Everybody in here can go tell your friends that I'm considering a run," Romney reportedly told the donors during their private meeting, as reported by Politico.

As the Wall Street Journal reports, Romney's possible presidential bid could disrupt the fan bases already created by other potential GOP candidates, including former Florida Governor Jeb Bush and Kentucky Senator Rand Paul.

According to The Huffington Post, in recent months Romney has remained coy about the possibility of a run. The former presidential candidate said in September: "We've got a lot of people looking at the race […] We'll see what happens."

 Other potential 2016 presidential candidates for the Republican side include Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Governor Rick Perry of Texas, and Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey, among others.