Mitt Romney Says He Hopes Sarah Palin Will Run for President: “She Would Make the Race that Much More Exciting”

Mitt Romney would love to see Sarah Palin get into the 2012 GOP Presidential Nomination race. He said as much in an interview with USA Today:

“Romney, who has given a very limited number of interviews this year, declined to speculate about why he hasn’t demonstrated more appeal with the GOP’s conservative base. He did say he hoped Alaska governor Sarah Palin would run for president, a decision she has said she would make by the end of this month. “She would make the race that much more exciting,” he said.”

Of course he would. That would split the “not Romney” vote that many more ways, and make his nomination more likely. It may be time for candidates to start attacking Mitt Romney, who is benefiting greatly from all the attacks on Rick Perry.