Karl Rove
The Strategist
The long view, patient, analytical, playing several moves ahead.
Karl Rove is a seasoned political strategist known for his influential role in shaping Republican campaigns and policies. This interview reveals his focus on strategic decision-making and the importance of connecting timeless conservative principles with the evolving needs of the electorate.
“Yeah, but what I'm seeing lately. Lately. What I've seen in the polling this year is, look, we got a record number of undecided and record number of weak adherents.”
“Clements that we'd had in one hundred and fourteen years, and it was then he was getting ready to run for re-election. He said I was deputy chief of staff, and he said, I want you to run my campaign, and if you do, you'll be the chief of staff, which would have sort of made my chops if I wanted to be a lobbyist, which is the last thing I…”
“19 Mets, what happened with you? Oh, yeah, absolutely. I mean, no. I literally was on my own and I was a freshman at the University of Utah. I got to go to college because I got a $1,500 a year scholarship, but I was on my own.”
“Christmas Eve and they loved each other. In fact, they loved each other till the end of their lives, but they came to a bitter break. Over where we were going to live and they divorced and I found myself literally alone at the age of nineteen.”
The Axe Files with David Axelrod — Ep. 80 - Karl Rove
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