Someone asked me today "Would Dems Accept Rove if He Offered His Services?"

[maseman]

I said that KKKarl Rove makes me sick. His point was who cares if he gets people like GW elected he could get anyone elected. It makes my skin crawl to think of it.

Note: This is in no way thinking that Rove would ever work for a Dem. It was just an interesting question that was posed.

[dkf]

1. I agree that he wouldn't be any good to our side.

He knows how to dogwhistle Republicans, which isn't something we need much of.

[quiet.american]

2. no, No, NO, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. nt

[lligrd]

3. Absolutely Not! nt

[KeepItReal]

4. Dems don't need his punk ass. We need ligitmate media outlets.

Not these corporate-owned clowns shoving a "close race" down our throats every 4 years.

[BlooInBloo]

5. It's about as interesting as "Would you vote for Hitler if he were a Democrat?"....

It's just shit that non-Democrats like to spread.

[BlooInBloo]

6. self-delete.

[Selatius]

7. If you define victory as simply nothing more than winning more seats, you need a Rove-like guy.

In the game of Real Politik, power can and has trumped principle. It's why Gore and Kerry never entered the White House, and the news media let it happen because the same corporations that support Republican deregulation and consolidation also own the news outlets.

If principles are what animate you, then Rove is not to be considered a serious option at all, but if you are only concerned with winning a seat despite sacrificing all principles, then yeah, give Rove a call. In all honesty, you should probably find a Democratic advisor who is just as ruthless as Rove. Methinks he only works for the red team.

[begin_within]

8. He would sabotage it anyway.

[maseman]

10. Love the picture of Devil McCain and Pouting Palin

[blondeatlast]

9. Frank Luntz keeps offering HIS own services and the Dems have wisely rejected him. Rove?

Hell fucking no.

[BlueCaliDem]

11. Paul Begala on Real Time w/Bill Maher said ...

... he knows KKKarl Rove for 25 (or was it 27?) years and he knows David Axelrod. He said David Axelrod will kick KKKarl Rove's butt so we've got nothing to be afraid about.

I believe him. So far, Axelrod's been doing a tremendous job as Obama's campaign manager, don't you think?

[cliffordu]

12. Only if one of his services was seppeku

[seabeyond]

13. IF the dems took rove, i would walk..... i will never consider repugs for any political position

because of rove....and what he represents. mad at all repugs cause they did not stand up to him. they allowed him

[bemildred]

14. Rove would be nothing without the Mighty Wurlitzer.

And if you have the Mighty Wurlitzer on your side, you don't need Rove.

[dansolo]

15. Let Karl Rove in our planning meetings???

This is a joke, right? I don't even trust James Carville to not reveal our strategies to his wife. Why would anyone trust Rove?

[ladjf]

16. That must be a joke.

[1Hippiechick]

17. As a pimp? n/t

[grantcart]

18. My sewer is backed up and I am sure that he is an expert on that kind of stuff

[WinkyDink]

19. I believe we have evidenced that we eschew Rovian tactics. They aren't rocket science.

[quakerboy]

20. Im pretty sure that If we offered him a better deal

he would come over. Rove dosn't strike me as terribly principled. If a dem was the last person between him and life in a cell, I don't doubt for a second he would balk at offering anything he thought might keep him out.

Whether we want him? I don't. Others might. Democrats are a rather diverse group.

[curious one]

21. Dem should tell him we need you voluntarily go to jail.