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Rove Dissuades GOP From Rovian Politics

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

Between Bill Cunningham and the Tennessee Republican party, there sure have been a lot of Rovian Attacks(TM) on Barack Obama’s middle name, “Hussein,” in the last day or so. It’s signaled new vistas for the Internet, as “Hussein” has already been institutionalized as a verb — like “Swift Boat,” which was also a hilarious verb. But not every Republican operative thinks this Rovian Attack is the best way to go at Obama. A promising, young strategist named Karl Rove, of Texas, thinks that Rovian Politics might do more harm to the GOP than Barack Obama in the general election. Can this upstart Karl Rove rid the party of Rovian Politics? MORE »