Posted on 03/01/2023 12:37:56 PM PST by conservative98
'Bush's Brain' says CPAC straw poll would be 'completely meaningless.' More evidence is emerging that Karl Rove is a big fan of Ron DeSantis as the 2024 GOP Presidential Primary field shakes out.
In comments on the Fox News Channel’s America’s Newsroom, the former George W. Bush adviser lauded DeSantis for his decision to skip the Conservative Political Action Conference later this week and to “very smartly” take a “measured” approach toward a 2024 rollout.
“Take, for example, this weekend. Rather than going to CPAC — which is a completely pro-Donald Trump crowd and having a number at the end that weekend where he’s made an appearance, and then there’s a straw poll and Trump wins the straw poll — rather than that, what’s he doing? He’s going to Dallas and Houston, Texas, and Orange County, California and speaking to the Republican county committees,” Rove said.
“They’re big galas in each one of those places, making a lot of friends and avoiding what is going to be a sure story at the end of it. ‘Oh, well, he came here and he obviously didn’t make a big impact, because Trump still took the CPAC straw poll,’ which is completely meaningless but nonetheless would be the story coming out of the weekend.”
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Rove you bastard.
You make a fair point. Karl Rove is trash, 100% trash. But I won’t be making any decisions based solely on what he might say. For example, if Rove says that 1+1 = 2, I won’t therefore automatically believe that 1+1 equals something else.
And as a side note, as of now my preferred GOP candidate for 2024 is Rand Paul (hat tip to your FR handle). Rand is not perfect. But he has demonstrated his concern for overspending, and for our stupid involvement in foreign wars.
Unpossible. If he did that, he would lose the all-important Deep State, RINO, establishment, uni-party who are his main backers now. 'Fraid to tell ya, but the deep state and Desantis are joined at the hip, best get used to it.
Oh, and anybody here who supports the meatball is on that bandwagon.
And by undermining Trump in 2024 he'll pee off an awful lot of people for 2028.
Karl Rove endorses? The kiss of death from Porky.
Whose grapes are sour?
I doubt he will be running but yes he deserves his shot.
Maybe in future.
And Rupert Murdoch.
If you can’t beat them….don’t join them?
Slither? Ron only has a tent because of Rove, Ryan and Murdoch.
Nothing magnificent about this clown.
100%
You post as if people cared who in the hell you support. I got news for you, no one cares. And those of us that have read more then one of your posts know you’re an idiot.
“Please: NO profanity, NO personal attacks...”
JimRob
A pale turkey meatball.
Rove endorses Jeb lite.
I saw something this morning that said De Santis will not run in 2024. It might be because of the dreaded JEB and Rove endorsements, the two kisses of death.
Well...it is almost certain now where Ron DeSantis stands.
The more the Bushies push DeSantis the more unpopular he’s going to become.
Karl rove has no core belief system and that transfers over to how he damaged the republican party....To combat liberalism you need to be in the face of those that advocate bull shit pointing out that they have no clothes and want you to have no clothes too.
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