Washington (CNN)Mitt Romney is eyeing another shot at the White House, but many Republicans, including those who admire and respect the party's most recent nominee, are wondering exactly what rationale he has for mounting another campaign in 2016. After all, in 2012 Romney lost all but one of the battleground states, trailed President Barack Obama 332-206 in electoral votes and Republicans panned his gaffe-prone campaign, chaotic convention and creaky tech operation. One working theory behind Romney 3.0 -- he thinks he got it right on the big issues that decided the last election and that voters have got buyers remorse.
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Romney feels vindication over 2012 campaign
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Warned Russia was a threat and of chaos in the Middle East
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But Romney underestimated the pace of economy recovery
In the first two years of @placeholder's second term the economy has pumped out 5.2 million jobs and could approach Romney's target before he leaves office.