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Karl Christian Rove is an American Republican political consultant, policy advisor, and lobbyist. He was Senior Advisor and Deputy Chief of Staff during the George W. Bush administration until his resignation on August 31, 2007. He has also headed the Office of Political Affairs, the Office of Public Liaison, and the White House Office of Strategic Initiatives. Rove was one of the architects of th…
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culture · American political consultant and policy advisor (born 1950) · journalist · politician · lobbyist · political adviser · also Karl Rove, Karl Christian Rove, Rove
Born 25 December 1950 · Q311135
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Neither party could successfully appeal upon the basis of their Civil War allegiances. All those issues had either become resolved or irrelevant.
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“had to take its fundamental principles and style them in such a way that they seemed to have relevance to the new economy, the new nature of the country and the new electorate.”
“Neither party could successfully appeal upon the basis of their Civil War allegiances. All those issues had either become resolved or irrelevant.”
“s campaign almost writes the script for Bush”
“He rose much faster, much farther than I did.”
“Atwater orders cornflakes and pours Tabasco sauce on them because he”
“[a]bout 30 percent of that is postage”
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“papers in the Texas A&M University library, Rove quoted Napoleon:”
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Yahoo: Karl Rove analyzes tight Michigan Senate race, warns of ‘problem’ for El-Sayed
Fox News: Karl Rove: El-Sayed has some ‘weird views’
BizPac Review: Karl Rove warns Trump admin it needs to fine tune Bidenesque economic messaging
Yahoo: Karl Rove busts out the handy dandy white board to show why a ‘blue wave’ might not happen in November
PolitiFact rated the claim “Video shows “Karl Rove rallying support for Kamala Harris yesterday in Pennsylvania.”” False.
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USA Today rated the claim “Karl Rove campaigned for Harris in October 2024 in Pennsylvania” False.
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AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Karl Rove appeared at a campaign event for Kamala Harris” False.
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Snopes rated the claim “Karl Rove, adviser to U.S. President George W. Bush, made an iconic comment that included the phrase, "We're an empire now."” Unproven.
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Snopes.com rated the claim “In an interview on Fox News, conservative pundit Karl Rove criticized U.S. President Joe Biden’s inauguration speech, saying, “The racism thing to me is — I was offended in the speech.”” Correct Attribution.
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Snopes rated the claim “Karl Rove wrote an item known as "Tactics for Effective Conservative Blogging."” Unproven (retired).
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Rove's 501(c)(4) dark money group One Nation nonprofit raised nearly $17 million, according to IRS tax filings released in November 2018
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Rove defended the decision to invade Iraq, telling an Iraq War veteran that Saddam Hussein was a threat to the United States
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The Guardian: Karl Rove swipes back at Sarah Palin after cracks on CPAC stage
The Guardian: Tea Party group counters Karl Rove's fund for moderate Republicans
Rove and the PAC American Crossroads created the Conservative Victory Project for the purpose of supporting electable conservative candidates
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The Guardian: Karl Rove group promised IRS it would spend 'limited' money on elections
The Guardian: Pundits like Rove come and go – Fox News only cares about the numbers | Ana Marie Cox
The Guardian: Daily Show has fun with Karl Rove | Media Monkey
The Guardian: Donald Trump and Karl Rove lead calls for revolution
The Guardian: Karl Rove chastises Fox News for calling Ohio for Obama
Rove protested Fox News' call of the 2012 presidential election for Obama, prompting host Megyn Kelly to ask him, "Is this just math that you do as a Republican to make yourself feel better
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The Guardian: Conventions takeaway: forget uplift, Obama and Romney are going Rove | Ana Marie Cox
Rove said his biggest mistake regarding the Iraq War was to not push back on the narrative that the Bush administration lied to lead the U
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Rove told Kamy Akhavan of ProCon
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With former RNC chair Ed Gillespie, Rove helped found American Crossroads, a Republican 527 organization raising money for the 2012 election effort
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Rove was required by congressional subpoena to testify before the House Judiciary Committee concerning his knowledge of the controversy over the dismissal of seven U
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Rove and Hickson divorced in December 2009.
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Rove said of Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama, "Even if you never met him, you know this guy
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Rove was subpoenaed by House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers to testify on the politicization of the Department of Justice
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Rove appeared at the University of Iowa as a paid speaker to a crowd of approximately 1,000
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Shortly after leaving the White House, Rove was hired to write about the 2008 presidential election for Newsweek
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“Even if you never met him, you know this guy. He”
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Karl Rove resigned without responding to the Senate Judiciary Committee subpoena, saying, "I just think it's time to leave
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The Senate Judiciary Committee issued a subpoena to Attorney General Gonzales compelling the Department of Justice to produce all email from Rove regarding the dismissal of U
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Two weeks before the congressional election, in an interview with National Public Radio's Robert Siegel, Rove insisted that his insider polling data forecast Republican retention of both houses
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Plame sued Cheney, Rove, Libby, and others, accusing them of conspiring to destroy her career
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Prosecutors said they would not charge Rove with any wrongdoing
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About Rove's lack of involvement in the Valerie Plame affair were untrue, and that he had been encouraged to repeat such untruths
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And 2003, Rove chaired meetings of the White House Iraq Group (WHIG), an internal White House working group established in August 2002, eight months prior to the 2003 invasion of Iraq
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Rove built a home in Rosemary Beach, Florida, near Panama City; the home includes a television studio for remote news appearances
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Career landmark: Senior Advisor to the President of the United States (2001–2007).
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Campaign: 2000 George W. Bush presidential election and the sale of Karl Rove & Co..
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Said, "It was a youthful prank at the age of 19 and I regret it
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Because he felt awkward "about balancing that responsibility with his role as Bush's top political advisor" while Bush was governor of Texas and Texas was suing the tobacco industry
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A group called the Business Council of Alabama hired Rove to help run a slate of Republican candidates for the state supreme court
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Karl Rove & Company was paid $300,000 in consulting fees by Ashcroft's successful 1994 Senate campaign
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Rove began advising George W
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Campaign: 1992 George H. W. Bush presidential election.
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United States Attorney General Dick Thornburgh resigned to run for a Senate seat in Pennsylvania, one made vacant by John Heinz's death in a helicopter crash
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Campaign: 1991 Richard L. Thornburgh senatorial election and lawsuit.
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Two other Rove candidates won: Rick Perry, the future governor of the state, became agricultural commissioner, and Kay Bailey Hutchison became state treasurer
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Campaign: 1990 Texas gubernatorial election.
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Was part of an aggressive grassroots campaign called "Clean Slate '88", a conservative effort that was successful in getting five of its six candidates elected
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In January 1986, Rove married Darby Tara Hickson, a breast cancer survivor, graphic designer, and former employee of Karl Rove & Company.
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Just before a crucial debate in the campaign, Rove claimed that his office had been bugged by Democrats
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Rove helped Clements become governor a second time
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Campaign: 1986 Bill Clements gubernatorial election.
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Campaign: 1984 Ronald Reagan presidential election.
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Campaign: 1984 Phil Gramm senatorial election.
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Rove helped Gramm, who had become a Republican in 1983, defeat Republican Ron Paul in the primary and Democrat Lloyd Doggett in the race for U
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Election won: 1982 Phil Gramm congressional election.
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Election lost: 1982 Bill Clements gubernatorial election.
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Campaign: 1982 Bill Clements gubernatorial election.
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Rove returned to assisting Governor Bill Clements in his run for reelection, but was defeated by Democrat Mark White
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Campaign: 1982 Phil Gramm congressional election.
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Rove's mother died by suicide north of Reno, Nevada, shortly after she decided to divorce her third and final husband, to whom she had been unhappily married for only three months
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Rove founded a direct mail consulting firm, Karl Rove & Co
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Rove and Wainwright divorced in early 1980.
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Campaign: 1980 George H. W. Bush presidential election.
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And 1980, and deputy executive assistant to the governor of Texas (roughly, Deputy Chief of Staff) in 1980 and 1981
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Campaign: 1978 George W. Bush congressional election.
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As a legislative aide for Fred Agnich, a Texas Republican state representative from Dallas
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Rove was the first person hired by George H
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To become Executive Assistant to the co-chair of the RNC, Richard D
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Three weeks after announcing his intent to investigate the allegations against Rove, George H
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In the midst of the Watergate scandal, the Post broke the story in an article titled "GOP Party Probes Official as Teacher of Tricks"
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“It was a youthful prank at the age of 19 and I regret it.”
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But because they had bigger fish to fry they did not aggressively investigate him
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On Ralph Tyler Smith's unsuccessful re-election campaign for Senate from Illinois against Democrat Adlai E
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His family moved to Salt Lake City, where Rove entered high school, becoming a skilled debater
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Born 1950-12-25.
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“s identity on July 11, 2003. I called him because Ambassador Wilson was in the news that week. I didn”
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