Dream Ticket

Former Assembly Speaker Willie Brown has a recommendation for his Party:

Democrats’ dream ticket is Kamala Harris and Pete Buttigieg

(Rhona Wise photo via the Chronicle)

the pairing of a female former prosecutor with a gay middle American who is both a Rhodes scholar and an Afghanistan war veteran would certainly get the nation’s attention.

Harris and Buttigieg are new, engaging, energetic and different enough so that the media would eat up their every appearance. Which would be priceless, because if there’s one thing Trump can’t stand, it’s someone else in the limelight.

Then come the debates.

If Harris hits hard, which she most certainly will, Trump’s first instinct would be to hit back even harder.

That could lead to Trump lashing out.

There’s a fine line between hitting back and flipping out, and Trump is fully capable of taking things too far.

He could make Harris out to be the victim rather than the attacker. And in the process make himself look unhinged.

Meanwhile, the level-headed and likable Buttigieg would be hitting the midlands, coming off as the most reasonable person in the race.

IMHO, seasoned politician Willie Brown is indulging in fanciful escapism because he saw the handwriting on the wall after last week's debates:

Bad news for Democrats — none of these candidates can beat Trump

The first Democratic debates proved one thing: We still don’t have a candidate who can beat Donald Trump....Trump must have enjoyed every moment and every answer, because he now knows he’s looking at a bunch of potential rivals who are still not ready for prime time.

Willie Brown and other political pundits, like their sports counterparts, are experts, but they're calling the Super Bowl winner before the regular season has even started.