Romney gets nostalgic as he greets voters in Mississippi

An older man sitting in a booth shook Romney’s hand and urged him to run for president. “We need you up there in the White House,” he said.

“You’re very kind,” Romney replied, patting the man on the arm. “I wish I were there right now, I gotta tell ya.”

As Romney positions himself for a possible third run for president, he’s sketching out what appears to be a new platform that would be heavy on anti-poverty policies and reaching out to nontraditional voters.

Still, he called it “the most remarkable” journey of his life, and mentioned ordinary people whom he calls “heroes” that he met on the campaign trail.

He specifically named two people in Iowa and New Hampshire who followed him to a hoard of campaign events, and he praised them for devoting their lives to people they believed would “make the country better.”

Romney offered no specifics about where he stands in his decision making process, but felt confident that “the great days of America have not ended; they’re ahead with the right kind of leadership.”

CNN