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Vintage Karl Rove

By Jeralyn, Section Elections 2006
Posted on Thu Nov 09, 2006 at 01:21:00 AM EST
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Raw Story reminds us of Karl Rove's (to be polite) over-confidence or (to be more accurate, take your pick) disingenuousness or state of denial:

Rove said that he was reviewing 68 polls a week, and that "unlike the general public, I'm allowed to see the polls on the individual races," as opposed to public polls reported in the media.

"You may be looking at four or five public polls a week that talk about attitudes nationally, but that do not impact the outcome," Rove said.

Rove claimed that the polls "add up to a Republican Senate and a Republican House."

"You may end up with a different math, but you're entitled to your math," Rove said. "I'm entitled to 'the' math."

Full transcript of interview which can be heard at NPR.

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    Vintage Karl Rove | 6 comments (6 topical)

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    Entitled is right (5.00 / 1) (#1)
    by David at Kmareka on Thu Nov 09, 2006 at 07:25:10 AM EST
    Rove is entitled, all right.  And he stuck fast to his math, even when it didn't add up.  Perhaps he will soon cry foul and claim the Democrats rigged the election.  Perhaps he will claim they employed weapons of math destruction.  Perhaps Bush--now that he has subtracted Rumsfeld--should take away Rove, as well.  The nation has been divided far too long.

    Rove (4.00 / 1) (#4)
    by Slado on Thu Nov 09, 2006 at 08:40:20 AM EST
    What was he supposed to say?  Yep we're going to get "thumped".

    He'd pulled miracles out of his hat before but unfortunately he'd gone one to many times to the well and this time he came up short.  In past elections republican policies where favored by the majority and his task was to get that majority to the polls to push the president and republicans over the top.

    This time democratic (as much as it pains me to say it) policies where favored and democrats got more of their voters to the polls, repulicans were tired of their leadership and democrats thumped the republicans.  No one, not even Rove was going to keep this from happening.

    Time to get ready for 2008, McCain vs. Guliani and reliving the Clinton years.

    Can't wait.

    Can't wait. (none / 0) (#5)
    by Edger on Thu Nov 09, 2006 at 08:57:22 AM EST
    John "we don't torture" McCain. Oh Yeah.

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    actually..................... (none / 0) (#2)
    by cpinva on Thu Nov 09, 2006 at 08:07:03 AM EST
    polls don't affect the outcome, of anything. last time i checked, polls don't count, only real votes do. what people say to pollsters, vs what they actually do, in the privacy of their homes or voting booths, isn't necessarily mutually inclusive.

    i feel certain mr. rove will survive, and live to sell his campaign tricks to other republicans.

    mr. rove will survive (none / 0) (#3)
    by Edger on Thu Nov 09, 2006 at 08:19:26 AM EST
    Karl's parting shot.

    Texas whuppin' (none / 0) (#7)
    by PJS on Thu Nov 09, 2006 at 05:44:00 PM EST
    Karl is a cockroach. He'll survive, but great to see him and his cronies take a texas whuppin' at least once.

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