“West Wing” creator Aaron Sorkin suggested in a Sunday op-ed that the Democratic Party could win if they nominated a Republican — and not just any Republican: 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney.
Sorkin’s guest essay, titled “How I Would Script This Moment for Biden and the Democrats,” ran in Sunday’s edition of The New York Times — and went live before President Joe Biden announced that he planned to “stand down” and exit the 2024 presidential race, endorsing his own Vice President Kamala Harris a short time later.
The longtime television writer began with a reference to the hit drama series, and explained how the current political climate — and his desperation to ensure a loss for former President Donald Trump — called for a bit of a rewrite.
Aaron Sorkin says the Democrats should choose Mitt Romney as their Biden replacement:
