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Mitt Romney said on NBC's 'Today' that after March 15 he 'wouldn’t be surprised' if he endorsed someone in the Republican presidential race. Romney says he won't vote for Trump or Clinton

Mitt Romney, fresh off a blistering attack on GOP front-runner Donald Trump, said that voting for Trump or Hillary Clinton is like choosing which way you want to die.

Romney said in an interview with Bloomberg Politics that a choice between the two would be like having to choose to "drink the poison or take the bullet.”

Asked whether he would use his fundraising network or support super PACs opposing Trump, Romney said he has already begun to do so.

"I am, and I think they probably noticed my remarks yesterday, and I'm hoping that those people that were thinking of saying, 'well, Donald Trump is effectively the nominee, we may as well get on board,' I hope they're saying, 'maybe we should wait a minute here and give it a second look,'" Romney told Bloomberg TV's With All Due Respect.

The 2012 Republican nominee also rejected the idea that the candidate with the most delegates but not a majority is "entitled to the nomination," calling the prospect of a contested convention "interesting."

"Exciting for the public at large, and that's part of our political process," he said. "You've got to win. Either you've got to get the delegates and show that you had the support of the nation and you've got the 1,237 delegates, and if you didn't, then you've got to go to the convention and convince the delegates."

On Fox Business and Bloomberg, he said he would write in a name before choosing between Trump or Clinton.

"Look, I'm not going to sit out [the election]. I'll either vote for a conservative who runs, or I'll write in a name of a conservative," Romney told Fox's Neil Cavuto.

“I wouldn’t vote for Donald Trump and I wouldn’t vote for Hillary Clinton. I intend to vote for our nominee,” Romney said earlier on NBC's "Today" Friday morning, implying that he doesn’t think Trump will make it that far.

On "Today" he also said that after March 15 he “wouldn’t be surprised” if he endorsed someone in the Republican presidential race.

“There’s no question I’m going to do everything within the normal political bounds to make sure we don’t nominate Donald Trump,” the 2012 Republican nominee said. "After March 15 I think you'll see it narrow down.”

“I wouldn’t be surprised if I endorse one of those guys,” he said, referring to Trump's rivals.

When asked if he was leaving the door open for a possible run down the road, Romney said no.

“No, no, the people who can save this party are Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio or John Kasich,” he said. "There are no circumstances I can foresee where that would possibly happen."