Posted on 01/09/2016 7:30:46 PM PST by nikos1121
The Republican Party will lose the White House, the Senate and many of its House seats if Donald Trump becomes the party's presidential nominee, according to Karl Rove.
“If Mr. Trump is its standard-bearer, the GOP will lose the White House and the Senate, and its majority in the House will fall dramatically,†the Republican wrote in an op-ed for The Wall Street Journal
Rove, who was a top adviser to former President George W. Bush, said nominating Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) for president could also be dangerous. “If the nominee is Ted Cruz the situation is still dicey,†he wrote.
“Any of the other candidates, if nominated, will best Mrs. Clinton in a close race and help the GOP narrowly keep the Senate,†Rove added, referring to Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton.
Trump has repeatedly attacked Rove for doubting his campaign. He said last November that Rove is a “biased dope†who lost “100 percent†of the money he spent during the 2012 election cycle.
Rove's super-PAC, American Crossroads, spent tens of millions of dollars in 2012 trying to elect Mitt Romney president.
“I think Karl Rove still thinks Romney won,†Trump quipped Friday on “The Mike Gallagher Show.â€
In his op-ed, Rove sketched out several scenarios in the op-ed that he says could stop Trump's ascent.
“If the GOP contest narrows to two or three candidates by March 15, Mr. Trump will not be the party’s nominee,†he wrote.
“If on the Ides of March someone wins both the winner-take-all primaries in Florida (by Congressional district) and Ohio (statewide), that person will be the nominee,†Rove added.
No matter who wins, Rove said the GOP standard-bearer would have an uphill battle against Clinton.
“It will be an ugly contest,†he wrote. "Mrs. Clinton will try to overcome her flaws by scorching her opponents."
“The FBI will recommend action against Mrs. Clinton’s former aides over her private email server, but not against Hillary,†Rove wrote.
Trump maintains a roughly 15-point lead over Cruz in national polls of the Republican race. The pair’s popularity has alarmed the GOP establishment, which fears that either one could be a weak candidate in the general election.gogol
Thanks.
I.e. an all-Dem gummit would basically be a suicide pact.
Happily there seem to be some signs that God is raising up circumstances to guide America away from disaster. The big question is whether the “We The People” are willing to row towards the shore of sanity as well. They are fickle. It could take someone like a Trump to unite them in a race blind, class blind vision.
We lost the House and Senate in November 2014, in case KR hasn’t noticed.
If Trump wins, I hope it is the end of Rove!
Karl the “canned ham” Rove hasn’t gotten a prediction right or supported a winning candidate in 8 years.
Go home Karl. The world has changed and has moved on without you.
Karl Rove, you worthless bastard.
Teats on a bull has more relevance because it is one useful criteria in selecting breeding stock. This is far more than you can say for Rove.
Jeez Karl just go away, and take Jeb with you. Classic example of someone who stayed in DC way too long
When Trump wins in an epic landslide this sh!t will be selling pencils on the street corner.
I second that thought.
I think someone should mention to the “brilliant” Mr. Rove that if Trump wins this, Congress, no matter what its makeup, will be his b*tch.
This man would sooner sabotage things than see a winning Trump and the change he brings to the White House and party.
The idea that the chicken shit Republican establishment can hold onto what they have will depend entirely on whether Republicans are more disgusted with the Republicans or the Democrats. Remember 2006! The Republican electorate threw a tantrum in response to the Republican House and Senate abandoning economic conservatism and going on a spending spree!
Didn’t Rovio state on election night that Romney was going to win because of Florids and Ohio?
Of course Rove and the rest of the consultant class hates Trump, because he doesn’t hire them.
Rove is an agent provocateur...............
Let’s say Rove is right for the moment. Let’s say we nominate someone like Rubio who barely pulls out a win, and we manage to keep a bare majority in the senate. How exactly is that better than what we have now? Seriously! The Republican led senate is as much our enemy as the White House. Frankly, I’d rather take a shot on Cruz or Trump and lose than to win with the likes of McConnell in the senate and Jebbie in the presidency. That’s hardly “winning” either.
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