I was very hopeful of that at first. I believed for a while that they were rope a doping the MSM and GOPe with their attacks on each other.
But as time has gone on and those attacks deepened and became very personal...it is hard to see either of them giving in in the end.
OTOH, they are both smart men. Nobody would have thought that Reagan was going to put George H.W. Bush on his ticket after Bush attacked him the way he did in 2980.
Yet at the convention...he did so.
So, I suppose it is still possible. it would be a good ticket...but they would be fighting their own quote about one another throughout the general election.
I agree the campaign has gotten rough, but in a sense that's to be expected, especially when one of the combatants plays a "no-holds barred" type of offense.
But I think both men are pragmatists and realize that uniting the party is essential for victory, and too, they both have thick enough skins to let a lot of that stuff roll off. Also, they both bring unique and necessary strengths.
In any case, at this point, I think that's the best we can hope for.