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Rove: Time's running out to stop Trump
Politico ^ | 2/25/16 | ELIZA COLLINS

Posted on 02/25/2016 6:44:45 AM PST by jimbo123

Karl Rove believes there is still time for Republicans who don't want Donald Trump to be the 2016 GOP nominee to get behind a candidate - but it's running out.

In an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal out Wednesday night, the former senior adviser to President George W. Bush took stock of Trump's recent string of victories.

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Before the op-ed was published on Wednesday, Trump was already going after Rove on his favorite medium of attack.

"Big defeat last night in Nevada for Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio. @KarlRove on @FoxNews is working hard to belittle my victory. Rove is sick!" Trump tweeted. "In all of television- the only one who said anything bad about last nights landslide victory-- was dopey @KarlRove. He should be fired!"

(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...


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KEYWORDS: amnesty; backstabberromney; backstabberrove; fail; gope; mikemurphy; rove; rubio; teamromney; toykorove
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To: jimbo123

This Republican “consultant class” is really in the sweet spot. Wrong, consistently, ineffective, lame. And they still pull in huge money.

One of these days Fox is going to come to the realization that having someone on who is so utterly wrong, so consistently, is not a ratings getter.


21 posted on 02/25/2016 6:53:06 AM PST by Attention Surplus Disorder (I apologize for not apologizing.)
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To: jimbo123

I think Rove knows time was running out the day Trumnp announced his candidacy. So long as he is on the payroll to blab, he just blabs on.


22 posted on 02/25/2016 6:53:19 AM PST by Bringbackthedraft (HILLARY 2016 - SERIOUSLY? What are they thinking? Wuff, wuff?)
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To: jimbo123

What’s the matter Mr. Rove?

Have you figured out that the Trumpites have the same goal as the Democrats and are taking down the GOP?

Who’s going to pay you when there’s no longer a Republican party?

Ha, ha! You’re screwed.


23 posted on 02/25/2016 6:53:43 AM PST by JJ_Folderol (Trumpites are SO easy!)
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To: rrrod

“Rove: Time’s running out to stop Trump”

Trump: There’s plenty of time to fire Rove.


24 posted on 02/25/2016 6:54:54 AM PST by flaglady47 (TRUMP ROCKS L)
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To: jimbo123

Why do you keep demanding that someone STOP Trump amigo?


25 posted on 02/25/2016 6:55:15 AM PST by The Toll
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To: jimbo123

Seeing people who aren’t there — a definition of “ hallucinating. “


26 posted on 02/25/2016 6:56:30 AM PST by faithhopecharity ("Politicians are not born, they're excreted." Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 -- 43 BCE))
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To: jimbo123

27 posted on 02/25/2016 6:56:51 AM PST by bigbob ("Victorious warriors win first and then go to war" Sun Tzu.)
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To: jimbo123

Time already ran out on Rove.


28 posted on 02/25/2016 6:57:14 AM PST by New Jersey Realist (America: home of the free because of the brave)
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To: jimbo123

I’m no fan of Karl Rove, but as some point Trump needs to start defending himself, his ideas, and his vision for America with something other than 3rd grade insults. At some point, the ‘shiny object’ that is The Donald will wear thin.

He’s running for President of the United States, not prom king.


29 posted on 02/25/2016 6:57:50 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: jimbo123

Rove, your GOPe really screwed the pooch...didn’t it? LOLOLOL!!


30 posted on 02/25/2016 6:58:30 AM PST by WKUHilltopper (And yet...we continue to tolerate this crap...)
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To: jimbo123
It seems that these political reporters/hacks put out an article almost daily.

Trump can't win. Trump can't lose. Polls say such-and-such. Polls are wrong. It's too late. It's not too late. Money matters. Money doesn't matter. Advertising is key. Advertising doesn't matter. No endorsements spell trouble. Endorsements don't mean much.

It's like someone gave a multiple choice quiz on political journalism to a bunch of 4th graders.

31 posted on 02/25/2016 7:00:25 AM PST by TontoKowalski (Satisfied Customer #291)
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To: jimbo123

But but but Tokyo YOU SAID Trump was hitting a ceiling at 35% and had nowhere to go but down. So HOW can this be true Tokyo, please tell me. I’m so confused.


32 posted on 02/25/2016 7:01:56 AM PST by jmaroneps37 (Conservatism is truth. Liberalism is lies.)
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To: jimbo123

Boy that DT just makes me Smile Out Loud:-)


33 posted on 02/25/2016 7:03:09 AM PST by Harpotoo
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To: jimbo123

Back when Bush was Prez I remember Freepers calling him a “magnificent bast—d”. My, how times have changed.


34 posted on 02/25/2016 7:03:25 AM PST by V_TWIN
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To: The Toll

Why do you keep demanding that someone STOP Trump amigo?


Because his employers, The Cheap Labor Express, have demanded that somebody stop Trump.
Trump will put all the cheap labor importers out of business.

They have manipulated us into voting for amnesty candidates in every election since the last amnesty.


35 posted on 02/25/2016 7:03:28 AM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Know Islam, No peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: scooby321

Rep. Trent Franks, an Arizona Republican, sent the letter to fellow Republicans Wednesday evening. He’s asking would-be signers to back his push to rally the establishment around either the Florida or Texas senator in an effort to defeat Donald Trump, the current frontrunner for the GOP nomination.

The letter argues that one candidate should continue on in the presidential race while the other is named a vice presidential candidate.


36 posted on 02/25/2016 7:04:37 AM PST by Harpotoo
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To: scooby321
Said Cruz needs to quit but not Rubio.

How completely out of touch.

I agree with Amanda Carpenter on this one. Ted Cruz supporters are not going to support a Gang of Eight senator.

If Cruz drops out, his support migrates to Trump, not Rubio.

I think it's why Trump isn't conceding Texas to Cruz. If Cruz is beaten, Rubio is done. Cruz splits the anti-establishment vote. He's not eating into the establishment piece of the pie.

37 posted on 02/25/2016 7:05:04 AM PST by TontoKowalski (Satisfied Customer #291)
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To: V_TWIN

Back then I think RINOs were still hiding out in Elephant suits!-)


38 posted on 02/25/2016 7:06:29 AM PST by Harpotoo
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To: MotorCityBuck

The DC trough is on borrowed time if Trump is President. Where will Karl feed next?


39 posted on 02/25/2016 7:06:40 AM PST by austinaero
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Suggest you watch the interview he did yesterday with Pat Robertson at Regent University:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4789wYMMO4

The interview part starts at 19 minutes in, if you’d rather skip the Trump monologue. I thought Robertson asked very good questions and Trump gave very good answers.

Just as it’s a mistake to try to judge a cheerleaders academic abilities by how she shakes a pompom, it’s wrong to judge Trump’s vision and ideas by the performance he has to put on when confronted by a “debate” audience made up of GOPe donors and a hostile moderator. Just suggesting to have a listen and then see if you still feel he’s running for prom king ;-)


40 posted on 02/25/2016 7:06:57 AM PST by bigbob ("Victorious warriors win first and then go to war" Sun Tzu.)
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