Silber would have been at least as entertaining anyway!
(Not a man who had the patience for government, I think.)
Not having patience for government would’ve made him the best choice of all. We had a similar candidate in TN in 1998 who ran against the RINO incumbent Governor. The Dems despised him and mostly endorsed the RINO, but he would’ve forced them to confront many key issues that they and the RINO refused to touch as Governor.