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David Strom 3:30 PM | July 21, 2024
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The Democrat nominee for 2024 should be, according to Aaron Sorkin, Mitt Romney. 

Makes sense. Joe Biden is out.

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It doesn't get funnier than this. Biden out, Romney in? What could be more bizarre. 

Biden seems to think it isn't that great an idea, though. After appearing to not endorse Harris in his resignation letter, he has on Twitter. 

President Biden, though, still wants Harris. You can understand why--Harris kinda sucks as both Vice President and as a presidential candidate. 

Trump sure wants her in the race, and maybe Biden wants a loser so he can say, "I told you so!" He did so after Clinton lost, so it would definitely be on-brand for him. 

It’s hilarious to me when Dems act like they thought Mitt Romney was some reasonable Republican. I worked with that campaign.

You can't make this up. I want to make a modest proposal to help the Democrats out. If the Democrats should pick a Republican as their candidate based on his opposition to Trump and the possibility that he might unite the country against the evil Orange Man, let's put together an entire presidential ticket for them with the maximum likelihood of victory:

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Romney-Ryan 2024


This ticket has the virtue of being market-tested, and the two are proven to work together well. They were even partners in seeking the White House 12 years ago! What could possibly be better for a Never Trump party?

It's a brilliant solution. Thanks, Aaron Sorkin. 

The problem in the real world is that there isn’t a Democrat who is polling significantly better than Mr. Biden. And quitting, as heroic as it may be in this case, doesn’t really put a lump in our throats.

But there’s something the Democrats can do that would not just put a lump in people’s throats with its appeal to stop-Donald-Trump-at-all-costs unity, but with its originality and sense of sacrifice. So here’s my pitch to the writers’ room: The Democratic Party should pick a Republican.

At their convention next month, the Democrats should nominate Mitt Romney. Of course I agree wholeheartedly. It would be a great example of party unity among the Democrats. 

Nominating Mr. Romney would be putting our money where our mouth is: a clear and powerful demonstration that this election isn’t about what our elections are usually about it, but about stopping a deranged man from taking power. Surely Mr. Romney, who doesn’t have to be introduced to voters, would peel off enough Republican votes to win, probably by a lot. The double haters would be turned into single haters and the Nikki Haley voters would have somewhere to go, Ms. Haley having disqualified herself when she endorsed the leader of an unsuccessful attempt to overthrow the government.

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Democrats are telling us that Mitt Romney is one of the few sane Republicans left, and you have to admit that during the first presidential campaign that Romney-Ryan ran, the Democrats were quite respectful of the ticket. 

Sure, they said Romney wanted to re-enslave black Americans, was a dog torturer, gave a woman cancer, and was determined to hurt old people to benefit billionaires. 

But these days, the Democrats have rediscovered Romney's inner compassionate conservative or something. Although I seem to recall a rather different message in 2012, but that was a long time ago and my memory is failing. 

Of course, perhaps the Democrats don't like Ryan for identity politics reasons, so they have alternatives to choose from. My favorite is Liz Cheney. She checks the gender box, has a passing resemblance to Hillary Clinton, and best of all is at least as much a warmonger as HRC. 

That, too, would be a dream ticket. 

Romney-Cheney!


Sure, AOC, Bernie, Liz Warren, and the DSA crowd might be a bit ticked off, especially now that Biden has gone all-in on promising them the moon to maintain their support. It's not enthusiastic support, but support nonetheless. AOC and Bernie are on the Biden team, and I doubt that Romeny 

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I have this sneaking feeling--stay with me here because I know I am out on a limb--that the Democrats are desperate. 

It's just a feeling, though, and I am often wrong about such things. So maybe this is all part of a devious plan too 5-D for people like me to understand.









































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