May 30, 2013
Romney (click here) was viewed as an integral part of the 2012 campaign, helping to soften her husband's edges and delivering a key speech on his behalf at the Republican National Convention last summer in Tampa. Those efforts, however, did not sway women voters, who overwhelmingly chose Obama over Romney. The 20-point gender gap was the largest measured by Gallup since 1952.
Romney blamed the gender gap on the way her husband was portrayed as a "ruthless businessman" and on the "negative nature of the campaign."
"Mitt and I did everything we could," she said....
Looking ahead to the 2016 presidential race, Romney said she and her husband are "very, very partial" to his running mate, Rep. Paul Ryan, and hope the Wisconsin congressman makes his own White House bid.
