Aaron Sorkin Takes Back Divisive Op-Ed Urging Democratic Party to Select Mitt Romney: Kamala ‘Harris for America!’
variety.comMichaela Zee Aaron Sorkin no longer believes the Democratic Party should select Republican Senator Mitt Romney as its candidate in the 2024 presidential race.
Earlier on Sunday, an op-ed by Sorkin was published in the New York Times, in which the “West Wing” creator suggested that the Democratic Party should select a Republican candidate to defeat former President Donald Trump this November. “At their convention next month, the Democrats should nominate Mitt Romney,” Sorkin wrote.
However, after President Joe Biden announced hours later that he was dropping out of the race, Sorkin retracted his sentiment — or his “pitch to the writers’ room,” as he put it in his op-ed.
He also publicly endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, who launched her campaign for the White House. “I take it all back. Harris for America!” Sorkin wrote on Sunday, asking “West Wing” star Joshua Malina to share the statement on his X/Twitter account.
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