Bryan Lanza, a spokesman for Citizens United, said the group invited Romney on Jan. 9, the same day the 2012 GOP nominee told donors that he’s seriously considering a third run for president. Lanza told CNN that as of Thursday morning he had not heard from Romney about attending.
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While Romney was initially declared the winner of the 2012 Iowa caucuses, a certified vote count released weeks later named Santorum the winner by a razor-thin margin of 34 votes.