Karl Rove, the president’s top political hand since his Texas days, recently gave money to McCain and soon after had a private conversation with the senator. A top McCain adviser said both Mehlman and Rove are now informally advising the campaign. Rove refused to detail his conversation with McCain.
So, he gave money to the campaign, and talked to McCain.
He was not officially part of the campaign.
That’s not a Karl Rove Campaign.
And because it wasn’t a Karl Rove Campaign, Palin was not a Rove Candidate. Like Perry was and always will be.
By the way, do you consider Dick Thornburgh to be a Rove guy, and someone who will always be a Rove guy ?
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/03/us/politics/03manage.html?ex=1372824000&en=e4df6854417b9483&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink
It should have been attached to the one that mentioned Steve Schmidt....Sorry that it looked weird the way it cut out.