Posted on 02/19/2012 2:43:26 PM PST by ColdOne
On Fox News Sunday this morning, Karl Rove threw cold water on the murmurings by unnamed “top Republicans” that a new candidate could emerge should Romney lose Michigan.
Host Chris Wallace outlined a scenario in which a new candidate could still get on the ballots of California, New Jersy, Montana, New Mexico, South Dakota, and possibly Texas, and win enough delegates to contest the convention.
But Rove was skeptical, to say the least.
“This proves mental illness is transmittable by contact, personal contact. You’ve been talking to all these people and — look, let’s go. . . . Let’s take that list that you just threw up, and let’s add in one more big state just for the heck of it, Texas. . . . There are 554 delegates up in those states that you talked about, plus Texas; 222 of them awarded, winner take all; 332 of them awarded proportionately.
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Karl Rove, what a repugnant comment. There is nothing funny about mental illness. Check your character. Something is missing.
Poor, poor Karl. After all his machinations and planning -— to now see his dreams SLIP SLIDING AWAY.
There may be some mental illness here, but Karl may just need to look into a mirror to see it.
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