Charley Manning, a longtime Bay State GOP operative and friend of Mitt Romney, said over the weekend that he doesn't think the former governor will run for president again in 2012, as political analyst Seth Gitell notes on his blog Gitell.com.

Gitell appeared on 96.9 WTKK-TM with Manning, who worked on Romney's 1994 U.S. Senate campaign and 2002 gubernatorial campaign, over the weekend. Asked if he sees Romney running in 2012, as many news sources are already speculating, Manning said he doesn't see it happening.

"I'd be surprised if Mitt ever ran again for president," Manning said. "I sure don't think it was the best experience of his life."