WASHINGTON —  It may be decision-making time for Mitt Romney. He plans to talk to supporters Friday to provide an update on whether he’s going to make another run for the White House.

He sent out an e-mail to GOP backers Thursday, saying he wanted to talk to them in a conference call on Friday morning.

“He’s going to update his supporters on his presidential thinking. Conversations I’ve had suggest that he’s leaning toward running a third time,” CBS Political Director John Dickerson said on WTOP on Friday.

The call comes after the defection of several donors who supported Romney in the past, as well the loss of political adviser David Kochel, who has joined former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush. While Jeb Bush has not formally announced his presidential aspirations, he’s seriously considering a run.

Chuck Todd, host of NBC’s “Meet The Press,” says he thinks the conference call took on an added urgency, with the latest developments. Speaking on WTOP, he noted that some former Romney supporters who were supposed to be on the call won’t dial in because they’re now in the Bush camp.

Todd says he expects Romney to announce some type of exploratory committee during his talk with supporters and suggest which way he’s leaning.

The conference call was first reported by Bloomberg News on Thursday night.

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