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Karl Rove
past is prologue
Aug. 23, 2021
Clinton and Biden Bookend the Era of the Swing Voter Differences in how the two men approached campaigning and governing, despite their similar ideologies, reflect a massive shift in the U.S. electorate.
By Ed Kilgore
Rove Giving Trump Advice He Cannot Take The Boy Genius seems to be explaining in advance why Trump lost.
By Ed Kilgore
the national interest
June 17, 2020
‘Complete Idiot’ Donald Trump and ‘Dope’ Karl Rove Now Working Together It is beautiful to see two sociopaths put aside old hatreds and work together for evil.
By Jonathan Chait
Team Trump Goes Negative on Biden Early and Heavily Trump needs to make this a “contrast” election rather than a referendum on his presidency, fast.
By Ed Kilgore
impeachment
Nov. 13, 2019
Trump’s Impeachment Defense Borrows an Old Karl Rove Strategy Anything Democrats have thrown at Trump, his team has thrown right back with nearly identical counteraccusations. It can be maddeningly effective.
By Ed Kilgore
Maybe Democrats Should Remain on the Defensive in 2020 The Trump Era may call for a more proactive agenda, but the Trump campaign is all in on all the old attack lines — and Democrats need to be ready.
By Ed Kilgore
the national interest
May 23, 2019
Republicans Keep Lying About Pete Buttigieg and Thomas Jefferson Mayor Pete gives thoughtful nuanced response on Founding Fathers, Republicans decide to invent smear instead.
By Jonathan Chait
historical revisionism
Apr. 9, 2019
Yes, Candace, the Southern Strategy Is Real In an egregious statement of historical revisionism, right-wing controversialist Candace Owens denies some very basic facts.
By Ed Kilgore
george h.w. bush
Dec. 3, 2018
The Bush Family’s Struggle to Keep Up With the Conservative Movement George H.W. Bush and his sons George W. and Jeb tried to stay in step with the ever-rightward drift of the conservative movement. They failed.
By Ed Kilgore
Maybe Republicans Just Don’t Do Policy For all their differences, the Bush and Trump White Houses share an indifference toward policy development as opposed to politics and ideology.
By Ed Kilgore
Things Are Looking Up for Democratic Senators in Trump Country Six Senate Democrats running for reelection in states easily carried by Trump last year are benefitting from strong popularity and GOP fecklessness.
By Ed Kilgore
Democrats Remain United Against GOP Health Plan Because It’s Politically Stupid Unlike Republicans as recently as the Bush administration, today’s GOP is managing to alienate many of its own voters, and everyone else.
By Ed Kilgore
How to Waste a Trifecta: Lessons From the George W. Bush Administration It is far too early to know if today’s triumphant Republicans will succeed in consolidating their power, or self-destruct like they did under Bush.
By Ed Kilgore
Even Trump Supporters Think Comey’s Letter Was Inappropriate The chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, right-wing radio host Joe Walsh, and Karl Rove criticized Comey for unfairly intervening in the election.
By Eric Levitz
Trump’s Parasitic Policy Strategy He begs, borrows, and steals proposals where he can find them. What happens if he wins?
By Ed Kilgore
early and often
June 17, 2016
Rove Horrified Trump Might Not Wage Ad War To Karl Rove, running for president without raising and spending megabucks on attack ads is blasphemy. He’s begging Donald Trump to repent.
By Ed Kilgore
Is Karl Rove Secretly Falling for Donald Trump? The conservative kingmaker’s super-pac is telling donors that Trump can beat Clinton.
By Eric Levitz
the national interest
Dec. 24, 2015
Karl Rove: Obama Should React to Terrorism Like Bush Did Staying calm isn’t what made Dubya a great foreign-policy president.
By Jonathan Chait
Karl Rove on the GOP’s Donald Trump Problem Can the Donald win the nomination? “I think it’s possible,” says the man formerly known as Bush’s brain.
By Gabriel Sherman
the national interest
Apr. 30, 2015
Karl Rove Still in Post-Traumatic Shock From Bush Administration Confused former Bush mastermind blames Obama for leaving next president a mess.
By Jonathan Chait
early and awkward
Nov. 5, 2014
By Joe Coscarelli
the national circus
Sept. 24, 2014
By Frank Rich
hillary watch
May 13, 2014
By Margaret Hartmann
the national interest
Mar. 13, 2014
By Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Feb. 13, 2014
By Jonathan Chait
casting couch
Jan. 31, 2014
By Jesse David Fox
the national interest
Nov. 15, 2013
Right Ready for Every-Man-for-Himself Care A fresh season of conservative health-care hubris.
By Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Oct. 17, 2013
By Jonathan Chait
the national interest
June 7, 2013
Republicans Put Snooping Policy Over Politics Credit their honesty, if not necessarily their convictions.
By Jonathan Chait
early and awkward
May 10, 2013
By John Surico
here’s the beef
Mar. 18, 2013
A Complete History of the Karl Rove–Sarah Palin Beef This entertaining feud has been ongoing for some time.
By Dan Amira
Karl Rove Super-PAC Already Trashing Ashley Judd It’s never too early to call someone a radical Hollywood carpetbagger.
By Kat Stoeffel
cable news news
Jan. 17, 2013
By Joe Coscarelli
the national interest
Dec. 13, 2012
Is Obama Punishing the GOP Because He’s Mean? It’s an increasingly popular Republican theory.
By Jonathan Chait
cable news news
Nov. 16, 2012
Roger Ailes Can’t Imagine Why Anyone Thinks Fox News Has an Agenda His “enemies,” he said, will push their own version of his legacy.
By Joe Coscarelli
master debaters
Nov. 15, 2012
By Dan Amira
the simpsons
Nov. 12, 2012
By Eliot Glazer
Letterman Goofs on Karl Rove’s Fox News Hissy Fit
Brian Williams went on The Late Show with David Letterman to discuss the election last night, and Letterman had a go at Karl Rove for his Fox […]
By Bradford Evans
white men with money
Nov. 8, 2012
By Joe Coscarelli
early and often
Nov. 7, 2012
How Karl Rove Fought With Fox News Over the Ohio Call Behind the scenes of a network divided against itself on-camera.
By Gabriel Sherman
hurricane sandy
Nov. 4, 2012
By Andre Tartar
Newt and Huck Denounce Rove’s Todd Akin Joke “Terrible,” Newt called it. “Disturbing,” said Huck.
By Andre Tartar
death threats
Sept. 1, 2012
By Andre Tartar
the national interest
Aug. 13, 2012
By Jonathan Chait
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