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The Real Reason Why Rove Went Into Denial on Election Night (Tried to save face with GOP donors)
Newsweek ^ | 1/21/14 | Pema Levy

Posted on 01/22/2014 7:52:47 AM PST by jimbo123

On Election Night 2012, Democrats had more than the reelection of President Obama to celebrate. Karl Rove, the mastermind Republican strategist hated and feared by Democrats, had a meltdown live on Fox News.

A new documentary, "Mitt," Greg Whiteley's film of Mitt Romney and his family during his 2008 and 2012 presidential bids, released on Netflix on Friday, sheds more light on that bizarre incident.

Rove's famous hissy-fit took place when the network called the state of Ohio for Obama, putting the president over the 270 electoral votes needed to win reelection. Rove argued that Fox's analysts had acted prematurely.

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


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It's clear Karl had his Ohio hissy-fit because he knew his donors would cut him off in the future after squandering their millions of dollars in donations to American Crossroads and Crossroads GPS.
1 posted on 01/22/2014 7:52:47 AM PST by jimbo123
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Rove, please get lost.

The USA has had enough of your nonsense.

And please bring back American businesses.


2 posted on 01/22/2014 7:54:55 AM PST by Cringing Negativism Network ( http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/balance/c5700.html#2013)
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To: jimbo123

I know that it is the conventional wisdom for people on this board to attack Karl Rove, but why are we supposed to trust Newsweek magazine?


3 posted on 01/22/2014 7:58:15 AM PST by SoFloFreeper
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To: jimbo123

True, true. But I’ve also had enough of Ohio, too. There is no ‘there’ there.


4 posted on 01/22/2014 7:59:54 AM PST by Gaffer
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To: jimbo123

Rove had the right model, but he was about an hour or two behind the curve. Those of us who were running speadsheets at home as the county numbers came in knew it was over.


5 posted on 01/22/2014 8:00:26 AM PST by Fido969 (What's sad is most)
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To: SoFloFreeper

A thoughtful comment. Thank you.


6 posted on 01/22/2014 8:01:26 AM PST by NautiNurse (Obama sends U.S. Marines to pick up his dog & basketballs. Benghazi? Nope.)
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To: jimbo123

And Fox keeps putting Rove and Carville on the air.


7 posted on 01/22/2014 8:01:41 AM PST by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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Rove is a HUGE disappointment. Considering how poor his track record, it is amazing he still wields so much power. This shows how weak the GOP truly is. We have no other talent in the wings to replace this loser.
8 posted on 01/22/2014 8:02:07 AM PST by Chgogal (Obama "hung the SEALs out to dry, basically exposed them like a set of dog balls..." CMH)
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To: Fido969

Rove had the same numbers you did at the same time you did. He just wanted them held back for P.R. purposes.


9 posted on 01/22/2014 8:03:06 AM PST by jimbo123
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Not to say anything for or against Rove, but I’d not trust Newsweek to accurately report the time of day.


10 posted on 01/22/2014 8:04:04 AM PST by jdege
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To: SoFloFreeper

Karl Rove is a GOPe turd. He won’t go away because the moneyed interests that guide the Rockefeller Republicans love him - and he loves their money.


11 posted on 01/22/2014 8:04:08 AM PST by COBOL2Java (I'm a Christian, pro-life, pro-gun, Reaganite. The GOP hates me. Why should I vote for them?)
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Rove’s organizations must be running behind on their fundraising efforts—time for them to get the mainstream media ginned up.


12 posted on 01/22/2014 8:04:50 AM PST by House Atreides
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Rove is the best democrat I know.


13 posted on 01/22/2014 8:05:23 AM PST by Rapscallion (Had enough? Let me know.)
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To: SoFloFreeper

And you trust Karl Rove? The guy who took hundreds of millions of dollars in donations and converted it into failed advertising, advertising commission kickbacks and crony consulting fees instead of on-the ground GOTV efforts to turn out the base?


14 posted on 01/22/2014 8:06:55 AM PST by jimbo123
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To: SoFloFreeper

Why would we trust Newsweek or Karl Rove?


15 posted on 01/22/2014 8:08:33 AM PST by stocksthatgoup (Take out the trash)
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It’s a sad truth, jimbo, but there are none so blind as those who will not see.


16 posted on 01/22/2014 8:08:39 AM PST by COBOL2Java (I'm a Christian, pro-life, pro-gun, Reaganite. The GOP hates me. Why should I vote for them?)
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To: Fido969

Right model with wrong results? How does that work? LOL


17 posted on 01/22/2014 8:09:46 AM PST by stocksthatgoup (Take out the trash)
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To: Chgogal

Rove the joker of Corporate Cronyism


18 posted on 01/22/2014 8:10:33 AM PST by stocksthatgoup (Take out the trash)
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To: jimbo123
It's clear Karl had his Ohio hissy-fit because he knew his donors would cut him off in the future after squandering their millions of dollars in donations to American Crossroads and Crossroads GPS.

Don't worry about Karl, he kept plenty of that money for himself.

19 posted on 01/22/2014 8:10:36 AM PST by Fresh Wind (The last remnants of the Old Republic have been swept away.)
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I think we’d all love for Rove to “get lost.” The only problem is, you have douche bags like Sean Hannity who give the guy a platform:

“And here is, ‘The Architect’ Karl Rove! How are you my friend?”

On the rare instances I listen to Hannity’s dumb radio show, he’s usually going out of his way to remind us all what good friends he and Bob Beckle are. Maybe Rove can take Hannity with him.


20 posted on 01/22/2014 8:11:29 AM PST by Artcore
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