Actually, No

 I take some issue with this piece in the WaPo.

Democrats should NOT want Trump "on the ballot" if it means him running for office in 2024. There are two reasons for this. First, under no circumstances can this country afford another 2016 election, whereby Trump draws to an inside straight in the electoral college. Second, Trump HAS shown he can mobilize a certain segment of voters who usually don't vote. They need to stay home.

Of course, as usual, most of the problems with this piece is the shitty, click-baity headline. The actual article argues that Dems want to run against Trumpism, which is largely true. However, running against Trumpism means running against the GOP, as the two are now inseparable. 

So, yes, Democrats are running against the modern GOP, because that is literally their job.