Why Even Pro-Trump Republicans Should Not Want Him to Run in 2024
Joe Biden is a flawed politician, but Donald Trump is the one candidate who neutralizes his most glaring weaknesses.
This edition is a companion piece to last week’s on why Democrats would be unwise to nominate someone other than Joe Biden in 2024, which you can read here.
There’s an old Saturday Night Live sketch from the lead-up to the 1988 presidential election in which the Democratic nominee Michael Dukakis (played to perfection by Jon Lovitz) debates Vice President George H.W. Bush (embodied by Dana Carvey). The bit’s famous punch line comes after Bush spends multiple minutes filibustering with meaningless talking points to avoid offering a substantive response:
You still have a minute-twenty, Mr. Vice President. Well, sure, more has to be done, but the program is in place. Make no mistake. We are doing the job. So let’s just stay the course and keep on track. Stay the course. You still have 50 seconds Governor Dukakis, rebuttal?
