When it comes to the 2024 election, there are a couple of points to be made — one for Republicans and one for Democrats.
Let’s start with the point for Democrats: Celebrities are not going to save you.
I know the Democrats seem to believe that leveraging celebrity in favor of their best political candidates magically raises them to victory. They’re thinking back to a time when Marilyn Monroe was singing “Happy Birthday, Mr. President” to JFK. They’re thinking back to a time during the 1990s when Bill Clinton was playing saxophone on late night TV. They’re thinking back to a time when celebrity mattered much more than it does right now.
They’ve tried this before, trying to drag a lackluster candidate over the finish line with celebrity. It doesn’t tend to work.
But desperate candidates have to take desperate measures, which is why the New York Times is reporting on…
