it was a washington post article from relatively recently. and, yes - it's clear what the intent of the headline was, a reference to the ubiquitous 90s joke....

the fact is that "bob dole says..." is likely an immortal joke. give norm macdonald credit for it. they just ripped him apart, and historians will be making fun of him forever.

they tried mccain, they tried romney....both moderately competent candidates. both abject losers.

so, maybe they do run a moderate, competent candidate in 2024, but that candidate no doubt loses, paving the way for the return of crazytown in 2028.