Romney Vs. Trump? Off the Grid’s Alex Logan Sounds Off On the Possibility of Mitt 2016

The clown car that is the race for Republican Presidential Candidate may have a new Bozo at the wheel: Mitt Romney might be considering a run for 2016

As reported in New York Magazine, a senior member of his 2012 team told reporter Gabriel Sherman, “Mitt wants to run. He never stopped wanting to run.” But what inspired the Touch of Gray poster boy to consider throwing his hat into the overly crowded ring? Well, it rhymes with Tronald Dump. That’s right, November 2016 could be the war of Ol’ Salt and Pepper versus Waves of Golden Wig as Romney tries to put a stop to the Trump Train that is bulldozing everything in its path.

According to writer Sherman, “‘[Romney’s] someone to whom civility means a lot. The whole Trump thing really bothers him,’ a close Romney adviser told me -- and some Romney-ites are only too happy to talk up the prospect of their man jumping into the race if the Establishment fails to stop Trump.” Oh suuuure, the United States’ election process has always been a gentleman’s sport in which no mud has ever been slung, no backs have ever been stabbed, and absolutely ZERO dogs have been strapped to the roofs of cars.

Politicians aren’t quite chivalrous chaps -- most of them work day in and out to destroy the reputations of their competitors and colleagues. Just look at Sen. Ted Cruz’s recent slanderous verbal shellacking of Sen. Mitch McConnell. And that all went down on the Senate Floor! Or take it from the Governor himself, who told me that after four years as Minnesota Governor, he felt like he had to take a shower.

This truly all comes down to the establishment attempting to do ANYTHING to save their asses from the straight talk of Donald Trump and Sen. Bernie Sanders (oh yeah, by the way, VOTE BERNIE). So if Romney has to pretend that The Donald is ruining the civil, mannerly prestige of the glorified American election, so be it. Let him run. But nothing -- and I mean, NOTHING -- will stop Trump from running his big fat mouth.

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Alex Logan

As cohost of the political commentary series, Jesse Ventura's Off the Grid, Alex Logan is The Body's body man. Alex and the former governor, action star, wrestler, and everything else in between, tackle the headlines of the week with an uncensored and independent spirit as we hold the two parties' feet to the fire. A deserter of Dayton, Ohio, Alex graduated from the University of Southern California Film School with a degree in Writing for Screen and TV. Alex has assisted in the booking of live acts for the Creative Artists Agency; written jokes, sketches and stunts for MTV and producer Johnny Knoxville; developed treatments and scripts for Anonymous Content and Mark Gordon Productions; and co-founded the Improv Olympic West’s headliner sketch group, The Mutiny, who play sold out shows around LA and at the Chicago and San Francisco Sketch Fests, as well as producing numerous videos for the front pages of YouTube, College Humor, and Funny Or Die. He did a stint as Editor and Technical Producer on Larry King’s Hulu talk show before partnering with Larry and Jesse to co-create Off the Grid. In the first season, Alex co-headed the entire production, writing, producing, and cohosting over 150 episodes. And he's back for Season Two, now serving as producer and host of a series of Man on the Street field pieces called, On the Grid. He also wrote this professional bio with his own two hands.

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