Posted on 12/07/2011 11:24:44 AM PST by TitansAFC
Karl Rove isn’t officially affiliated with any of the GOP candidates, but if you listen to him, it’s becoming increasingly clear he has a favorite. We’re not the first to notice, but Karl Rove seems firmly in the Mitt Romney camp. What’s more, he’s goes on TV a lot to lob attacks at just about every other candidate.
Rove has taken a stab at just about every candidate other than Romney, and on Tuesday it was Newt Gingrich’s turn. With multiple polls showing Newt Gingrich surging in Iowa, Rove took to Fox News, to undermined the former speaker:
“If in the polls newt is leading by 10 or 11 or 12 points going into the Iowa caucuses and doesn’t win by that margin people are going to say, well, he didn’t meet his mark. That is a challenge for somebody who has not built organization.”Basically, Rove is framing the Iowa caucuses in such a way that, even if Newt wins, a victory by less than 10 points is interpreted as a loss. Rove’s point is that Gingrich has “momentum” but no “organization,” which means he is likely to underperform relative to his poll numbers, and thus that he’s all fluff. If Newt does win Iowa on January 3, expect Rove back on TV making the same argument.
Add Tuesday’s appearance to a long list of attacks against everyone but Mitt that TPM has been tracking for months now. As each candidate rises and falls, Rove is there to swat them away.
Since Newt’s rise, Rove has dedicated the last week or so to naming Newt’s flaws. Way back in October, and well before the infamous Libya flub, he questioned whether Herman Cain was “up to the task.” And when Rick Perry was considered a serious threat to Romney, Rove was quick to point out that Perry’s position on Social Security, which he called a Ponzi scheme, was politically “toxic.” (Rove would know, seeing as he was an adviser to Bush when he tried to privatize Social Security, but that’s beside the point). Perry was up-and-coming, and Rove tried to scare supporters away.
It’s one thing for Donald Trump to play Republican king-maker, but Rove’s approval comes with a lot of cash. Rove runs the super PAC American Crossroads, which shares a board member with Romney’s own super PAC, Restore Our Future — a connection that both Crossroads and Romney’s camp has denied is meaningful. Either way, the Rove primary is an important one to win, and while Gingrich may be surging in Iowa and South Carolina, it seems he’s got a long way to go on this one.
If I could have reached through the TV and grabbed that little twerp..............
Think even Hannity had enough of him.
OKAY! I didn’t watch Hannity tonight. I will watch the replay.
I mean, I switched channels right after Sarah’s segment to watch Criminal Minds.
Poofter Tucker Carlson is quite full of himself now that he is no longer a liberal on MSNBC, and is now a dyed-in-the-wool pseudo conservative on dyed-in-the-wool pseudo conservative Fox News Channel.
And of course is now a serious journalist what with his Daily Gleener web site.
(His face seems to always be saying “take me seriously-—PLEASE!” LOL)
Wow Hannity got bugged by him? Cool!
screw you, Rove. I detest you.
So, if Newt win by a greater margin then 10 points, you’ll tell Romney to concede, Rove puke?
Sarah did look *more herself* tonight, saw a little of the sparkle, smile and upbeatness that was missing in the last interview.
Only watch the *Tucker* part if you want to get mad, LOL.
And that tells you all you need to know...
Exactly right!
p.s. What exactly will Wall Street Romney do about the Federal Reserve?
Hannity ain't the only one that got bugged by the little twerp.
He is 110% in Mittens corner and isn't bashful about it.
I DESPISE Tucker Carlson, so I’ll watch it.
:)
Hmmmm, isn’t Hannity a Romney fan too?
Oh ok.
I don’t watch him unless there is someone on that I want to hear.
Carlson, Rove etc, I don’t like to see spout their smack.
Plus I notice that Democratic Analyst Kristin Powers is now described as either Fox News Contributer or Daily Beast what ever. She is still a dem operative, just with sheep clothing and nice new “conservative” titles...heh
They had Mitt's wife on FX and Friends.
It seems to me that Carl Cameron is in Mitt's corner as well.
Victorial Jackson was on calling BO "a communist and a Marxist."
Usually I have to be pinged that something interesting is on.
As far as their morning stuff, can't tell you the last time I watched that crap.
I watched the replay. Tucker is a pissant....lol. His voice even went high octave.
For some reason Tucker with this appearance and one last week has really gotten under my skin as much as Rove.
Tucker’s face is rather bloated! I laughed when his voice went into high octave like a little girl! The guy is a twerp!
He’s truly in the tank for Romney.
The Rove hatred actually helps him .....I bet every nasty letter to him earns him more good money. If he was a well loved analyst he’d be boring as hell.
No matter who wins the primary Rove is set for life.
Fox will never fire him.
In short the vitriol on display here seves only to sell more antacid.
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