Romney: 2012 candidate needs economics savvy

WASHINGTON - Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney said Tuesday he hasn't decided yet whether to run for president in 2012, but said he's committed to "seeing that there's somebody in the race who understands the economy."

Romney said that if he did try again for the White House, he would want to avoid the kinds of distractions that often force a candidate off message.

On the economy, he credited President Barack Obama with trying to make things better, but faulted what he called the "most anti-investment, anti-jobs, anti-growth administration we've seen in a long time."

Romney sought the GOP nomination in 2008, but lost to Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.). - AP