Mitt Romney started his speech Wednesday night at Mississippi State sounding more like a commencement speaker than a political candidate.Romney's opening was a soft mixture of self-deprecation about his college days – "I was an English major, which meant I had no idea what I would do for a living" – and a recounting of some of the human lessons he learned during the 2012 presidential election. Clarion-Ledger
"Mitt ran and failed. He failed. So you can't have Romney," he said, as the audience cheered robustly.Donald Trump Des Moines Register
Willard met in Boston last week and went as far as to discuss where campaign headquarters might be located. Romney also is trying to sell an 11,000-square-foot home he is building in La Jolla, Calif. The house, and its car elevator, was used in 2012 to portray him as rich and out of touch.Before his appearance on campus, Romney stopped by Little Dooey, a barbecue restaurant that had a sign outside welcoming him. Wearing Hudson jeans and an open-collared shirt, he stepped out of a black SUV and quickly declared, “I like pulled pork.”. Boston Globe