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| − | '''Karl Rove''' (born December 25, 1950) is one of the leading [[Republican]] power-brokers, by virtue of his close connection to the Bush family and their political supporters. Rove is also a political analyst and contributor for [[Newsweek]], the [[Wall Street Journal]], and [[Fox News Channel|Fox News]]. Rove was the Deputy Chief of Staff in the [[Bush administration]]. Rove's longtime partnership with [[George W. Bush]] dates back to Bush's terms as [[governor]] of [[Texas]]. Rove ran both of Bush's campaigns for governor and for president. | + | '''Karl Rove''' (born December 25, 1950) was the leading architect behind the ultimately unsuccessful [[George W. Bush Administration]], and the loss of [[Republican]] control of [[Congress]] in 2006. [[Robert Novak]] observed that Rove had become "part of the problem" hindering the Republican Party. He did nothing to avert the disastrous wipe-out of Republicans in the 2008 election. |
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| − | Rove's track to the top began early after attending the University of [[Utah]] to work in the [[College Republican National Committee]]. Congressional Democrats are interested in any advice he may given prior to the dispatch of several controversial US Attorneys serving at the pleasure of the President. | + | By 2012, Rove had reinvented himself with funding by [[Las Vegas]] casino billionaires for Rove's [[Super PAC]], [[American Crossroads]]. Rove married for the third time and was flown on his honeymoon in a private jet owned by a [[Las Vegas]] casino mogul. |
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| − | Often called "the brains behind Bush" or "the Architect," Rove is credited as the chief architect of the 2000 and 2004 presidential campaigns.
| + | In August 2012, showing his true colors, Rove unsuccessfully led the charge to try to force [[pro-life]] leader [[Todd Akin]] to withdraw from the race for the [[U.S. Senate]] after Akin had been nominated. |
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| | + | [[Liberal]] [[Newsweek]], the [[Wall Street Journal]], and [[Fox News Channel|Fox News]] promote Rove heavily, although it is unclear his political advice and the ads run by his [[American Crossroads]] is having any positive effect. |
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| + | == Background == |
| − | "Bush, via Karl Rove, was projected as a moral man who would return a hedonistic America to the simpler virtues of a bygone era. A large part of the American public, unhappy with what they saw as debilitating liberalism, [[abortion]] on demand, gay marriage and other forms of moral decay, put Bush back in office," said the Barnes editor. [http://www.thetruthseeker.co.uk/article.asp?ID=2895]
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| − | ==Relationship with President Bush==
| + | Rove was the Deputy Chief of Staff in the [[Bush administration]]. Rove's longtime partnership with [[George W. Bush]] dates back to Bush's terms as [[governor]] of [[Texas]]. Rove ran all of Bush's campaigns for governor and for president. |
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| − | In his autobiography, Rove wrote:
| + | Rove started his political career early, attending the University of [[Utah]] to work in the [[College Republican National Committee]]. |
| − | *The victory over [[Ann Richards]] changed my relationship with [[George W. Bush]]. I went from being a longtime friend to being a political partner. Most political relationships have the opposite trajoctory - professional first, personal second. [http://www.amazon.com/Courage-Consequence-Life-Conservative-Fight/dp/1439191050/ref=cm_syf_dtl_pl_29_russss0]
| + | Often called "the brains behind Bush" or "the Architect," Rove is credited as the chief architect of the 2000 and 2004 presidential campaigns. |
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| | ===Resignation=== | | ===Resignation=== |