Establishment Fail: Karl Rove's Todd Akin Moment
After blasting, haranguing, and lambasting Republican candidates like Missouri Senate candidate Todd Akin for rhetoric that he deemed counterproductive, Karl Rove did not take his own advice last week when he implied that Hillary Clinton may have brain damage.
According to the New York Post, Rove told conference attendees in Los Angeles last week, "Thirty days in the hospital? And when she reappears, she's wearing glasses that are only for people who have traumatic brain injury? We need to know what's up with that."
As has been widely reported, Rove has often "advised conservatives to refrain from incendiary rhetoric and character attacks" in meetings with candidates and donors.
After Akin's comments about "legitimate rape" in 2012, Rove even suggested that Akin should be offed, and his groups pulled their advertising and support from his campaign. It is unclear if Rove's donors will hold him to the same standard to which he held Akin.
"We should sink Todd Akin," Rove told fundraisers at the Republican National Convention in 2012. "If he's found mysteriously murdered, don’t look for my whereabouts!"
Hillary Clinton is most adept at playing the victim and the "war on women" card, and Rove's unforced error could be a gift that keeps on giving to Democrats who are intent on perpetually accusing Republicans of waging a "war on women."Also read:
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Rove needs to be quiet. Many Independents and conservatives view him negatively. He will cost GOP votes in proportion to his comments and appearances.
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