Desperate measures for desperate times at GOP

Once again, it appears that the Republican Party will be snatching defeat from the jaws of victory in our upcoming election.

In the beginning, there was a possibility that Donald Trump could generate enough hope and goodwill to convince a dubious electorate to take a chance on him - but he lost his advantage as soon as his comments turned personal and crude.

The Republican Party bosses helped the process along by their constant negativity, third-party threats and even the possibility of sabotaging their own candidate.

I see only one possible way to salvage this disaster. Remember the 16 candidates that Trump had to beat in order to win the nomination? They're still around. So are those who voted for them. What if Trump arrived at the convention with seven or eight former candidates, and announced that each had agreed to accept a job in his administration for a year or two to help fill his knowledge gap and re-energize voters.

How about Dr. Ben Carson as Health and Human Services guru, Chris Christie as attorney general, or Kasich and Walker, both extremely successful governors who could contribute much as VP candidates? What about Carly and Rand, honorable and brilliant enough to fill many vacancies?

Seven/eight for the price of one, and haven't we heard that somewhere? Desperate solutions call for desperate measures, and there's little time left.

How can we make this work?

Joan Anderson

Wheeling