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Karl Rove Warns Against 'Extreme' Candidates In GOP Primary
Business Insider ^ | August 15, 2011 | Jon Terbush

Posted on 08/15/2011 1:25:21 PM PDT by maggief

Even Karl Rove thinks Republicans should be wary of nominating an "extreme" candidate to take on President Obama.

In an appearance on Fox News Monday, Rove warned that presidential aspirants who run too far to the right in the GOP primary could end up reducing their electability in the general election.

"You don't want these candidates moving so right in the Republican primary that it becomes impossible for them to win the general election, because it will become a self-defeating message in the primary," Rove said.

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


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2012gopprimary; bachmann; bachmann2012; cain; ia2012; palin; perry; ronpaul; rove4rinos; rove4romney; santorum; tokyorove
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1 posted on 08/15/2011 1:25:26 PM PDT by maggief
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To: maggief

the era of ‘compassionate conservatives’ is over. We are back to ‘conservatism is compassionate’, which works every time it is tried.


2 posted on 08/15/2011 1:27:07 PM PDT by ilgipper
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To: maggief

Would SOMEONE PLEASE COLD-COCK this STUPID SOB!!!


3 posted on 08/15/2011 1:27:13 PM PDT by US Navy Vet (Go Packers! Go Rockies! Go Boston Bruins! See, I'm "Diverse"!)
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To: maggief

whatta @ss!


4 posted on 08/15/2011 1:27:28 PM PDT by ken21 (ruling class dem + rino progressives -- destroying america for 150 years.)
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To: maggief

Malignant Bastard Rove never met a RINO he didn’t like.


5 posted on 08/15/2011 1:27:37 PM PDT by Jim Robinson (Rebellion is brewing!! Impeach the corrupt Marxist bastard!!)
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To: maggief
Rove, Karl Rove....

Didn't he used to be somebody?

6 posted on 08/15/2011 1:27:39 PM PDT by Izzy Dunne (Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
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To: maggief

Shut up, Karl.


7 posted on 08/15/2011 1:27:39 PM PDT by Virginia Ridgerunner (Sarah Palin has crossed the Rubicon!)
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8 posted on 08/15/2011 1:28:03 PM PDT by DJ MacWoW (America! The wolves are here! What will you do?)
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RE: Karl Rove Warns Against ‘Extreme’ Candidates In GOP Primary

Why isn’t he man enough to name names?


9 posted on 08/15/2011 1:28:03 PM PDT by SeekAndFind (u)
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To: maggief

“Even” Karl Rove?! The left elected a dedicated communist. When (or if) we elect a dedicated constitutionalist, then there will be parity, but not before. Republicans have to become as dedicated to their ideology as the left.


10 posted on 08/15/2011 1:29:40 PM PDT by Durus (You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality. Ayn Rand)
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To: maggief

Who gives a F- what Rover has to say?

This is the guy who turned what should have been a landslide victory in 2004 into a nail biter.


11 posted on 08/15/2011 1:30:06 PM PDT by End Times Sentinel (In Memory of my dear Friend Henry Lee II)
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Sit down and shut up Tokyo Rove.

You cost us at least 2 Senate seats last time, don't compound your error.

12 posted on 08/15/2011 1:30:06 PM PDT by MNJohnnie (Giving politicians more tax money is like giving addicts free drugs to cure their addiction)
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To: maggief

ok we will not nominate kook paul.

we do have to keep in mind, like it or not, whoever wins has to be able to deliver an articulate CLEAR message. One that is more than vote against obama.


13 posted on 08/15/2011 1:30:25 PM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: maggief

You would have to be pretty far right to be as extreme as Obama.


14 posted on 08/15/2011 1:30:47 PM PDT by ez ("Abashed the Devil stood and felt how awful goodness is." - Milton, "Paradise Lost")
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To: maggief

Keep the fats and salt flowing to that oleaginous bag of suet.


15 posted on 08/15/2011 1:31:04 PM PDT by Psalm 144 (Voodoo Republicans: Don't read their lips - watch their hands.)
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To: maggief

Shut up, Karl, and join the rebellion!! Enough of communism vs communism-lite. It’s still communism!!


16 posted on 08/15/2011 1:31:05 PM PDT by Jim Robinson (Rebellion is brewing!! Impeach the corrupt Marxist bastard!!)
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To: SeekAndFind

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0811/61399.html

“You don’t want these candidates moving so Right in the Republican primary that it becomes impossible for them to win the general election, because it will become a self-defeating message in the primary.

People want to win. They don’t want somebody who goes so far to the extremes of either party that they lack a chance to carry a victory off in November.”


17 posted on 08/15/2011 1:31:15 PM PDT by maggief
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To: maggief

I hope Rove is going broke as we speak. No body who is important on our side even listen to this little fat SOB...Rove got credit for Bushes wins...when it was Bush who actually did what it took to win...Rove got credit where CREDIT WAS NEVER DUE....


18 posted on 08/15/2011 1:31:23 PM PDT by shield (Rev 2:9 Woe unto those who say they are Judahites and are not, but are of the syna GOG ue of Satan.)
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To: maggief

Like who Karl?

Surely you must have someone in mind. This field is really fairly tame compared to the last election.

Hike up those big boy pants and tell us.


19 posted on 08/15/2011 1:31:23 PM PDT by cripplecreek (Remember the River Raisin)
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To: maggief

I know I’ll get flamed....but I’ve been saying the same thing right along.


20 posted on 08/15/2011 1:31:35 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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