My Last Karl Rove Post (I Think)

I've over-saturated the blog with posts about Karl Rove, and his recent resignation, but with good reason. This man has been lauded for his accomplishments in the mainstream media, with some sideways glances about his more nefarious actions. But his almost omnipotence as it regards politics from the White House has been seriously underrepresented.

I don't want to oversell it, and so I will try to lay off for a while, unless there are further developments. But this post by a man many would consider a counterpart is worth notice. James Carville was a powerful force in the Clinton Administration, and were it not for his choice of Mary Matalin as a spouse, I'd largely disregard the comparison to Rove. How he manages that will always remain a mystery to me. Nonetheless, he has a unique perspective, so let's hear it.

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How Karl Rove lost a generation of Republicans
By James Carville

[snip] If we concluded our analysis in 2007 and confined our judgment merely to Mr Rove’s immediate electoral record, we would have no choice but to judge him a spectacular success. There is no doubt that Mr Rove won elections. He has perhaps one of the most remarkable win-percentages in modern American politics.

If only things were so neat and simple. The evidence is now pretty conclusive that Mr Rove may have lost more than just an election in 2006. He has lost an entire generation for the Republican party. . .

Read the whole story at: ft.com