Romney downplays possible national run

[brooklynite]

Three days after confirming that he is testing the presidential waters, Governor Mitt Romney said yesterday that Massachusetts is hyperventilating over the subject of his political future.

'There's the hyperventilation in our state, which is really quite extraordinary, on this topic," Romney told reporters at a news conference where he introduced veteran transportation planner Luisa Paiewonsky as the new state highway commissioner.

''My guess is 50 governors are considering running and 100 senators are," Romney said. ''Most of us won't and most of us, like me, are planning on running for reelection. But to say you're never considering it would not be complete."

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Romney has delivered major addresses to Republican groups around the country in recent months, fueling speculation that he will seek the Republican presidential nomination in 2008 and raising questions about whether Republicans will continue their 14-year grip on the governor's office in Massachusetts.

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2005/06/25/romney_downplays_possible_national_run/