OPINION: Run, Donald, run; it’s good for Dems

Oh, please, Mr. Trump, won’t you run for president? We want you in this
race — quick, right now, jump in! Write those checks. Hop on that luxury
private jet and travel the land. Please, keep sucking all the oxygen
out of the Republican room. You can join Michele Bachmann and Sarah and
Newt. 

We can’t wait for the debates! This will beat “The Apprentice” and “Jersey Shore” for all-star ratings.

{mosads}Oh, yes, please take more positions on issues. Great, you are now not
only the Birther Candidate but you are the Pro-Life Candidate. How long
did it take you to change your position on that litmus-test issue, five
minutes? You can be the new candidate who has become the weathervane in a
hurricane. Take any position you want, you ARE The Donald. 

You don’t need to worry about principles or facts or the issues; you can say whatever you choose. You can attack with abandon and not worry about those pesky fact-checkers. NBC’s Lisa Myers took you apart on your Birther charges, but who cares? You ARE The Donald.

Also, who cares what those inside-the-Beltway Republicans say, you just keep up the fight, keep up with the interviews, keep those poll numbers climbing! You ARE The Donald. Don’t worry about George Will — he is just a twit, you know, when he said: “Just by being there, he can hurt the Republican Party. He is what is called a ‘blatherskite.’ That is a word my grandmother was fond of as someone who blathers promiscuously.” That is just George Will and you ARE The Donald!

The political consultants will love you, trust me, they can’t wait to get their hands on your money. You are the dream candidate — you write the checks, have no chance at winning, do whatever the heck you want and the consultants don’t get any of the blame when you sink like a stone.

We Democrats can think of nothing better than Donald Trump as the face, or mouth, or hair, of the Republican Party. What a gift from heaven! Please, please, do spend the next year running for president of the United States. It will be wonderful for the Democratic Party! Run, Donald, run!

Peter Fenn is a Democratic strategist.