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Out. >> reporter: the few republicans doing that now from jeff flake to bob corker are retiring. is that one of the reasons you're going to washington? >> i recognize that if you're in washington and you're elected as a leader of our country, even though you're only one of 100 in the senate you need to speak out on things you care deeply about. >> reporter: at 71, this two-time gop presidential candidate thought his campaign days were behind him. senator orrin hatch decided to retire and urged romney to run for his seat. >> i did not expect to do this. >> reporter: wife ann pushed him to do it...

Two-time gop presidential candidate thought his campaign days were behind him. then utah senator orrin hatch decided to retire and urged romney to run for his seat. >> i did not expect to do this after i lost to barack obama, did you know i lost? yeah. >> reporter: wife ann pushed him to do it. >> she said, well you can get more done for utah and our country than the average junior senator from utah. >> reporter: romney first ran for senate a quarter century ago in massachusetts, challenging ted kennedy and losing by 17 points. he later ran for governor there and won. but key for utah, steppin...

Romney. this is less about anything other than not happy with mitt romney's rhetoric on immigration. >> he still isn't. >> does this start haley barber or mitch daniels. >> i helped you swallow that. immigration isn't like -- >> you know, when romney first -- >> he is married to a mexican-american. >> when romney first ran for president, there were a lot of bush people in florida who admitted that jeb was fired up about mitt romney. and liked the idea after hands-on governor. he watched him go through the campaign, go to the right on ma immigration. use it as a wedge against mccain. he didn't ...

>> i helped you swallow that. immigration isn't like -- >> you know, when romney first -- >> he is married to a mexican-american. >> when romney first ran for president, there were a lot of bush people in florida who admitted that jeb was fired up about mitt romney. and liked the idea after hands-on governor. he watched him go through the campaign, go to the right on immigration. use it as a wedge against mccain. he didn't like it. didn't like it again. he has even been critical of the tone and rhetoric used on the issue of immigration. i think this endorsement is bowing to reality of the situ...