Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

muriel_volestrangler

(105,866 posts)
40. He denies he's been hired; and you can be sure he'd want money up front before making an effort
Fri Jun 26, 2020, 05:10 AM
Jun 2020

The show saying "Rove Steps In" is base on this Politico article from the 17th June:

In late night phone calls, Oval Office meetings and informal conversations with outside advisers, Trump, Kushner and Parscale have discussed ways to revamp the president’s campaign and map out a narrow path to victory this fall. Last month, for instance, Rove was invited to the White House to join the president, Republican National Committee chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel and senior Trump campaign officials for a political strategy session, during which they discussed the president’s standing in a handful of swing states and at least two hotly contested Senate races, according to three people familiar with the conversation.
...
People familiar with his involvement said Rove has urged the Trump campaign to focus on defining the president’s plans for a second term, highlighting his challenger’s policy shortcomings and encouraging the president to moderate his tweets as much as possible. Recently, the president and his campaign have been deeply engaged on a mission to convince voters that Joe Biden’s mental health is deteriorating — thus making him unfit for office.

“Karl Rove is a smart guy and he knows that if you sit by and let Trump go off the deep end with crazy tweets and an arena show, you’re just killing our Senate guys,” said a person involved with the Trump reelect.

In a statement to POLITICO, Rove said he has no involvement with the Trump campaign besides speaking to the president’s campaign manager and son-in-law every so often: “I suspect I’m one of a number of people whom Brad Parscale may call occasionally for reactions to a thought or idea on the campaign.”

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/17/trump-2020-karl-rove-324914

If he talked to them last month, then his suggestion to lay off "going off the deep end with crazy tweets and an arena show" clearly hasn't been taken up.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

oh crap bdamomma Jun 2020 #1
Karl lost his fastball around 2006 BannonsLiver Jun 2020 #2
DAMN! elleng Jun 2020 #3
His plan: shunt all votes in the critical swing states with rethuglican SOSs to private diva77 Jun 2020 #4
exactly questionseverything Jun 2020 #11
Now that elections officials are doing away with precincts and going to "Voting" aka CHAOS Centers diva77 Jun 2020 #14
very few places have the hand counting transparency required sadly questionseverything Jun 2020 #23
I know all the machines in KY (I think it's all of them) are Dominion machines. KY SOS site had a diva77 Jun 2020 #26
they just disappear info anytime they want questionseverything Jun 2020 #27
GA used Dominion optical scanners in the recent election to count the ab ballots -- not a good sign diva77 Jun 2020 #28
they were sued to get paper (georgia) questionseverything Jun 2020 #30
I know - Coalitionforgoodgovernance.org sued to get rid of the BMDs after they sued to get rid of diva77 Jun 2020 #33
the chaos is a feature not a bug questionseverything Jun 2020 #36
Agree 100% regarding chaos. diva77 Jun 2020 #37
i could not find any results either questionseverything Jun 2020 #29
Good find! Wow, I feel like I'm in the twilight zone. I was sure the spread sheet was mostly diva77 Jun 2020 #31
yes questionseverything Jun 2020 #32
no paper for most of them (unless i have an old list) questionseverything Jun 2020 #34
Part of the secret behind Moscow Mitch's longevity in office, to be sure. diva77 Jun 2020 #35
This uponit7771 Jun 2020 #39
Trump's confidence is too low to design his own campaign. Instead, NCjack Jun 2020 #5
Does that sort of remind you of some guy with a huge mustache? KY_EnviroGuy Jun 2020 #18
Yeah. I think that Rove will not go the distance with the campaign NCjack Jun 2020 #20
Rove will piss someone off, and Jarvanka or Don Jr, or THE Donald will fire him Captain Zero Jun 2020 #38
Step 1: Dump the petulant man-child. Hugin Jun 2020 #6
maybe Rove is a poison pill here Grasswire2 Jun 2020 #7
Nah, Rove has no allegiance except to money MadLinguist Jun 2020 #8
I believe he had quite an allegiance to......... Jeff Gannon. not_the_one Jun 2020 #17
Lie - cheat - steal - block votes - lie some more lame54 Jun 2020 #9
That'll be a firing I'd pay to see!1 UTUSN Jun 2020 #10
They plan to say Biden is not fit enough to lead the country. UCmeNdc Jun 2020 #12
This won't last a week... Buckeyeblue Jun 2020 #13
Nothing can save Donald Trump..Why? Because he is .......DONALD TRUMP...., the dump!!!! Stuart G Jun 2020 #15
Does this mean Stephen Colbert will bring back the ham head with wire rimmed glasses?? a kennedy Jun 2020 #16
He'll be successful as...Reince Priebus, John F. Kelly, Mick Mulvaney, Kirstjen Nielsen... Yavin4 Jun 2020 #19
bet he signed an NDA. spanone Jun 2020 #21
Hahahaha! peggysue2 Jun 2020 #22
5 step plan Xolodno Jun 2020 #24
I know their strategy it is Jspur Jun 2020 #25
He denies he's been hired; and you can be sure he'd want money up front before making an effort muriel_volestrangler Jun 2020 #40
Latest Discussions»General Discussion»Karl Rove hired to step i...»Reply #40