Karl Rove

    For 2012, is Boring the New Awesome?

    By: Ben Domenech (Diary)  |  March 3rd at 09:46 AM  | 

    Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Andrew Malcolm to discuss the 2012 GOP field, the power of the hat, and more. Then Pejman Yousefzadeh talks about Newt Gingrich’s bid for President. We’re brought to you as always by BigGovernment and Stephen Clouse and Associates. If you’d like to email | Read More »

    Karl Rove and the Tea Parties

    By: Ben Domenech (Diary)  |  September 15th at 09:47 AM  | 

    Thanks for the kind comments on my thoughts on Delaware. But I wanted to add a brief note about the views of Karl Rove, who blasted away at Christine O’Donnell before the votes were even all counted. It’s an instructive moment about how the old guard is failing to adapt to this new environment. It’s been a rough cycle for Rove. He’s provided behind-the-scenes consulting, | Read More »

    Rove Wants McCain to Pick Lieberman

    By: Ben Domenech (Diary)  |  August 28th at 10:06 AM  | 

    What’s that, you say? You heard the opposite? Well, then you don’t know Karl Rove. “Rove called Lieberman,” recounted a second source. “Lieberman told him he would not make that call.” … “Rove is pushing Romney so aggressively some folks are beginning to wonder what’s going on,” grumbled one veteran Republican strategist. Rove is very astute about the way his public persona is perceived. So | Read More »