Faced with splintered party and no unifying candidate, some Republican leaders are asking Ronald Reagan to return from the dead and head their ticket in November.
“Even dead, he’s the best candidate we’ve got,” said Daniel Rivers, chairman of the Committee to Resurrect Ronald Reagan Committee (CRRRC). “He’s the one person that people seem to be willing to rally around.”
Reagan, who was the 40th president of the United States, was not only popular with Republicans, but captured the admiration of many Democrats. He died in 2004. If re-elected, he would be 97 years old, more than 20 years older than the oldest Republican contender, John McCain.
“No one's denying that Reagan would be older than McCain,” said Rivers, “but McCain might die in office, leaving who-knows-what vice-president behind him. “Reagan’s already dead, so dying in office won't be a problem.”
“Reagan brings experience, charisma, and conservative credentials,” said Amanda Winter, another CRRRC member. “While he’s probably rotted quite a bit, I think the American people will not hold that against him.”
The former president says he is honored to be asked, according to Daniel Imelt, the psychic who communicates with him by Ouija board. “Reagan says he has not made up his mind on whether to run,” says Imelt. “Actually he said 'I have not made up my mind, assuming that I still have a mind,'” Imelt said. “Death has not slowed his wit.”
But not everyone agrees that Reagan is the best choice. “We’ve already tried a dead candidate,” said Andy Maroni, who works on the John McCain campaign, “and Fred Thompson couldn’t do it. It’s hard to believe that Reagan will be much better.
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