Posted on 07/27/2022 3:42:36 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Karl Rove, the noted Republican political consultant and deputy chief of staff for the George W. Bush administration, praised California Gov. Gavin Newsom's political acumen during a Fox News program on Tuesday.
Speaking to Fox host Bill Hemmer during a segment of "America's Newsroom," Rove called Newsom's recent ad blitz in Republican-controlled states a "brilliant" move. Specifically, he praised Newsom's re-election campaign for spending just a fraction of its money on relatively inexpensive ads that, in turn, generated national news coverage for Newsom.
"He has spent less than half a percent of what he's raised, and he's going to dominate the media for two weeks," Rove said. "What could be better for a potential presidential candidate than spend $130,000 and get two weeks of national identification as a fighter and a Democrat who's willing to take it to the Republicans?"
Of course, Rove's praise for Newsom lasted all of a few seconds. He quickly switched gears to one of the GOP's favorite talking points — the so-called "California exodus," for which he blames Newsom.
"And in the meantime, several thousand people a week have left California for Florida or Texas," Rove said. "California is going to continue to hemorrhage people because of liberal policies by Newsom."
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Treasonous comments from Rove.
Do they have pictures of Rove naked with a young boy?
Does Rove approve of sexual Threesomes & Foursomes???
Karl Rove is so...yesterday. He has guzzled the Kool-Aid to the very last drop.
Perhaps Karl should spend a few days here in LA to see how “Brilliant” NewSCUM has been for this state
Even for Karl Rove…
Typical Rovian regurgitation...
I have detested this guy since moments after I saw him
for the first time.
Is he still over at Fox with his whiteboard?
He’s being honest-ok? Could be wrong but you don’t get to be Gov. on one’s looks alone. Those of you that insist Rove find something negative are the problem.
He just might prefer Newsom to DJT in ‘24. Either way deal with it my friends.
“Treasonous comments from Rove.”
No fan of Rove, but I think he’s impressed by how Newsom is about to convince people that he’s their ‘friend’, even when gasoline is averaging about $6.00/gallon (with over half of it going into taxes, both hidden and not hidden).
His endorsement should be the death knell for Gavin.
Rove, like all Bush League Republicans, would rather have Gruesome Newsome than let Trump help us to keep our country.
It’s all about the Bush Plan for North Mexico (aka USA)
Is Rove GAY????
I cannot possibly express my hatred for this evil fool.
ALL Bush League Republicans would rather have ANY Democrat than let the citizens keep their country.
Yes. The ysual shows...Hannity, Baier and now Watters. Watters is a Hannity clone now.
Yeah, Newsom’s move was calculated and clever for a guy who craves media attention. Whether it will truly help him in the long-run, or make him look like a fool, only time will tell.
Would anyone be surprised if Rove was involved with Newsom’s ad campaign? Or maybe he passed it off to McCarthy’s boyfriend.
Newsom is an arrogant elitist twit. He’s done NOTHING for the citizens of California. he coddles criminals and gives lavish benefits to illegal immigrants. He’s a disaster.
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