Washington Times interviews Karl Rove -

[0007]

talking about it on c-span.

http://washingtontimes.com/national/20040923-122118-6902r.htm

Talk about bullshit, listen to this..

"I mean, some of them are gone; North Carolina is gone," he said of the home state of Mr. Kerry's running mate, Sen. John Edwards. "Arkansas is gone. If it's not gone, it will be gone on November 2nd."
In fact, yesterday, the Kerry team canceled plans to begin a $5 million TV commercial campaign in Arizona, Arkansas, Louisiana and Missouri.
Campaign officials told the Associated Press that advisers concluded Mr. Kerry isn't doing well enough in those states to justify the cost. The campaign notified television stations in the four states that Mr. Kerry would not follow through on his plans for the first week of October."

What a rag!!

[Kolesar]

1. Rove putting away WV and Ohio sounds like such bollocks

I could see that the Dems pulling campaign ads from Louisana is a problem. Considering how close Gore was in Ohio (4%) and increased registration, I don't see how the poll numbers with Bush further ahead are true. The Dems have registered thousands of voters.

[bryant69]

2. Yeah, but Rove is always going to play his hand confidently

Even if he was down 15 points and knew it, you still want to look like a winner.

Bryant
Check it out --> http://politicalcomment.blogspot.com

[Kolesar]

4. Bombast and braggadocio

good thing the DU spell check does Italian, too!

[AmerDem]

3. to hell with that article

Having a interview with a far right wing nut job newspaper isn't going to mention anything resembling truth. this was just an inside puff piece designed to feed their base.

Ignore it!

[0007]

5. I found the link

http://washingtontimes.com/national/20040923-122118-6902r.htm

"President Bush expects to help Republicans gain up to four Senate seats and seven House seats in November and already is running Sen. John Kerry out of states that had been considered battlegrounds, White House political strategist Karl Rove said yesterday.
In a 90-minute luncheon interview with editors and reporters of The Washington Times, Mr. Rove said the president is making significant inroads into "blue" states, or those that voted Democratic in 2000, and solidifying his position in the "red" states,"

MOre.......Sounds like the GOP are becoming desperate when they have to trot this guy Rove out.

[Kolesar]

6. (Huffington): Dems could take up to 3 open Senate seats from the Goops

In the Senate we trust
The nation's future also depends on the outcome of three Senate races, which the Democrats could sweep.

By Arianna Huffington

Sept. 23, 2004 | The passion invested by the Democratic faithful in taking back the White House has meant that not enough has been said about the imperative of taking back control of the place John Kerry will hopefully be leaving -- the U.S. Senate.

If Kerry is the next occupant of the Oval Office, he will need legislative muscle to undo the disastrous policies of the Bush administration, which have damaged our economy, degraded our environment, added millions to the roll of America's uninsured, and seriously undermined our national security. No executive order can reverse all that.

And if -- close your ears, kids -- Bush is actually able to scare his way to reelection, a Democratic Senate will be the only thing standing in the way of a second-term all-out assault on America's working families and the implementation of a radical right-wing social agenda. Don't forget, the next president will probably end up appointing at least a couple of Supreme Court justices -- and Bush has made it clear that he'd fill any vacancies with clones of Antonin Scalia. See ya later, Roe vs. Wade; nice knowing ya, civil liberties. Don't forget to turn your clocks back a hundred years.

The good news is that the Democrats have a pretty good shot at turning Bill Frist into the Senate minority leader. (Don't you love the ring of that?)

In looking at the Senate races Democrats can win, I focused on the three open seats held by retiring Republicans in Illinois, Colorado and Oklahoma. In each of those states the Democrats are putting forth a candidate -- Barack Obama in Illinois, Ken Salazar in Colorado, and Brad Carson in Oklahoma -- capable of bringing a new type of leadership to Washington.
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http://www.salon.com/opinion/huffington/2004/09/23/senate_races/

[Leilani]

7. This guy bothers me like no other

the arrogance, the bragging, the smugness...

what I wouldn t give to see him & his pupil defeated!

[0007]

8. There is nothing about this man that I can say I like.

You will see junior and Rove go down in November. The whole planet will cheer wildly.

[farmbo]

9. Whoaa...nary a question or comment about Rathergate?

Rove's too worried about making 'on the record' comments which could lead to research that he appears to have instructed Rev Moon's minions to avoid the biggest story in the political universe.

Rove leaked them. No question.