Posted on 03/20/2026 7:39:29 AM PDT by McGruff
Republican strategist Karl Rove on Wednesday argued President Trump will not lose any voters over the war against Iran.
“Much of the criticism of Operation Epic Fury comes from the likes of the Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes, the Israel-obsessed podcasters Tucker Carlson and Megyn Kelly, and the conspiracist Candace Owens. Do voters who identify themselves as MAGA Republicans share their opinions? Do they feel betrayed by the president?” Rove wrote in an op-ed for The Wall Street Journal.
“The answer is an unequivocal no, according to a survey from the Vandenberg Coalition, a nonpartisan group committed to the idea that ‘the national security, prosperity, and freedom of the United States require a strong and proud foreign policy,’” he added.
Figures from the survey show 84 percent of all respondents approved of U.S. strikes destroying Iran’s missile arsenal and production sites, degrading Iran’s terrorist proxy networks and preventing Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
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Says the man who loves ongoing war and regime changes.
Have you ever been happy?
DJT is on a short leash.
The politics of this war are just like the politics of any other war. As long as the administration can show demonstrable progress at a relatively low cost, the war will remain popular. But if the administration can no longer show demonstrable progress or the cost starts going up (especially casualties), then its going to lose popularity and opposition will start ramping up. So far, we’ve had a lot of success at low cost. But there are some warning signs and its becoming harder to see progress. The administration needs to adapt and maintain message discipline.
What changed your mind?
Turkey neck whiteboard Karl
Oh good...Rove, Shapiro and Levin like Trump now.
I wonder if they all magically changed their minds and became patriots all of a sudden or if maybe Trump changed?
He finally earned the coveted neocon Rove endorsement.
If he’s on a leash, I sure as hell would not want to be holding the other end. That dog don’t like leashes.
Gas prices up, up, and away.
Stock market sinking each day.
Better hope for a reversal by Labor Day.
“It’s the economy, stupid”.
Rove is very disappointed
“I wonder if they all magically changed their minds and became patriots all of a sudden or if maybe Trump changed?”
It is clear President Trump does adjust his policies. He is no longer giving political donations to Ms. Clinton for one thing.
On the issue of Iran: candidate and President Trump has said repeatedly Iran cannot have nuclear weapons.
That means, Iran cannot have nuclear weapons. No one should be surprised about that.
Nothing changed my mind. I was just curious because it struck me that I don’t think I have ever seen you post anything positive. About anything. Sorry if I am wrong.
In this case, the term "nonpartisan" means this organization is a Deep State propaganda/bribery mill that promotes the big government/globalist worldview of Lindsey Graham AND Hillary Clinton.
That’s a small price to pay for not being nuked in the not-so-distant future.
Does anyone listen to Tokyo Rove anymore expect Fox News.
I post things more focused on reality and less on rah-rah.
Time to put a 30 day freeze on fuel prices….like we did during the first Gulf War
Finding and destroying the last 10% of the missiles may be harder than finding and destroying the first 90%.
I think we need to keep pounding them to the point where they can only launch about one missile per week at most, then we destroy that missile launcher.
In the meantime, we need to keep destroying the Republican Guard down to the point where the Iranians will take action and throw out the Ayatollahs, but it's hard to know how much we've beaten down the Republican Guard. If the people won't step up and replace the Ayatollahs, then we've only kicked the can down the road, albeit a long way down the road.
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