Romney says 2012 race was 'roller coaster'
US: In his first interview since losing his 2012 White House bid,
Mitt Romney likened his experience as a presidential candidate to an
unpredictable and bumpy roller coaster ride.
"We were on a roller coaster, exciting and thrilling, ups and downs.
But the ride ends," Romney said, according to advance excerpts of the
interview set to air on "Fox News Sunday." "And then you get off. And
it's not like, 'Oh, can't we be on a roller coaster the rest of our
life?' It's like, no, the ride's over."
Romney appeared with his wife Ann for the interview, the first either
has given since the November 6 election that granted President Barack
Obama his second term.
Ann Romney acknowledged that the transition from being surrounded by
huge crowds and Secret Service agents around the clock to a far lower
profile has been an "adjustment."
"We came and stepped forward to serve," she added.
"It was really quite a lot of energy and a lot of passion and a lot
of people around us and all of a sudden, it was nothing.
"But the good news is, fortunately we like each other." Romney, who
has not had any major public appearances since his election loss, is set
to speak in two weeks at a key conservative gathering, the Conservative
Political Action Conference.
The former Massachusetts Governor has been laying low since his
defeat, popping up occasionally in photographs on social media sites
that apparently depict him shopping or filling up his tank at the gas
station.
AFP |