Matt Bevin was the candidate, but Matt Hoskins, the Jim DeMint protege and the head of the Senate Conservatives Fund, was his most important supporter – and one McConnell allies took pains to highlight and isolate throughout the race. Hoskins’
From The Hill: Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) pushed back on recent questions about whether former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s health should keep her from running in the 2016 presidential election. “She knows how to ignore all the cheap shots
On this weekend’s “Fox News Sunday,” host Chris Wallace referenced Karl Rove’s comments about Hillary Clinton’s alleged brain injury and co-panelist Juan Williams exploded calling Rove’s questions “a personal attack”… Follow Pam Key on Twitter @pamkeyNEN
Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) attacked political strategist Karl Rove for his comments about Hillary Clinton’s brain injury adding that Hillary’s health should not be open for discussion… Follow Pam Key on Twitter @pamkeyNEN
Are concussions minor injuries not worthy of a public fuss or a scourge requiring a White House mind-meld meeting? The Obama Administration announced on Thursday the White House Healthy Kids and Safe Sports Concussion Summit, an event scheduled for May
Republican strategist Karl Rove suggested that he would like Congress to pass amnesty legislation during the lame-duck session of Congress, but he also said that immigration reform could get done “early next year.” President Barack Obama said that there were
In an interview that aired on Hugh Hewitt’s radio show on Friday, Republican strategist and former adviser to President George W. Bush sounded off on the race for the California Republican gubernatorial nomination between State Assemblyman Tim Donnelly and businessman
ANAHEIM, CA — Republican Neel Kashkari’s campaign paid the accommodation costs of supporters who showed up at the May 15 gubernatorial debate between Kashkari and rival Republican Tim Donnelly. During a recent local Republican Central Committee meeting, one Central Committee
Wednesday on MSNBC’s “Hardball,” host Chris Matthews discussed the Clinton’s pushback against Karl Rove’s remarks about Hillary Clinton’s health. Follow Pam Key on Twitter @pamkeyNEN
Wednesday speaking at the Peterson Foundation fiscal summit, former President Bill Clinton responded to Karl Rove’s allegations that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton suffered brain damage, which could be a factor with her potential 2016 presidential run. He went
Through Karl Rove’s comments about Hillary Clinton’s head injury and health, the mainstream media have been kind enough to give us a preview of just how fiercely they intend to protect the former Secretary of State, should the left-wing Democrat
Kathleen Parker, a Washington Post Republican columnist whose standing among the mainstream press and the D.C. chattering class improved as she spewed vitriol at Sarah Palin and other conservatives, said on Tuesday that Karl Rove ensured Hillary Clinton’s presidential election with his
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
The left is outraged by comments Karl Rove reportedly made last week questioning Hillary Clinton’s health. They have all conveniently forgotten how progressives stoked fears about John McCain’s skin cancer in 2008. According to a report in the NY Post,
Tuesday on Fox News Channel’s “America’s Newsroom,” political strategist Karl Rove clarified comments he made about Hillary Clinton’s health. The New York Post’s “Page Six” reported Rove said Clinton had “brain damage” in a misleading headline. Rove pointed out he
Karl Rove reportedly suggested last Thursday that former Secretary of State and potential 2016 presidential candidate Hillary Clinton may have brain damage. According to The New York Post, Rove told conference attendees in Los Angeles, “Thirty days in the hospital? And when
Tuesday on MSNBC’s “Jansing & Co,” Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-NY) was asked by host Chris Jansing about reported comments from political strategist Karl Rove that Hillary Clinton’s possible brian injury in 2013 should be a factor considered in a 2016
In response to Obama and ObamaCare crater in the polls: Just for laughs, check out this DSCC Memo from just last week expressing confidence that Democrats have gotten past the worst of the ObamaCare disaster. It paints a rosy picture
At a prominent conference of education innovators, Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, who is considering a 2016 presidential run, called for more guest worker programs and a path to amnesty for all of the country’s illegal immigrants. Speaking at what
Britain’s Labour Party leader Ed Miliband has conscripted the services of American campaigns professional David Axelrod, otherwise known as the architect behind President Barack Obama’s U.S. election victory in 2008. The appointment of Axelrod to the Labour team is the
In response to House Ways and Means Committee Votes to Refer Lois Lerner for Criminal Prosecution: Two new revelations came out of this morning’s closed door Ways and Means committee mark-up to refer ex-IRS official Lois Lerner to the DOJ for
The House Ways and Means Committee voted Wednesday morning 23 to 14 to refer former IRS official Lois Lerner to the Department of Justice for criminal prosecution. The DOJ already has an ongoing investigation into the scandal, but it has been heavily
A new Field Poll of likely California voters shows incumbent Democrat Jerry Brown far ahead of any rivals in the gubernatorial election, enjoying the support of 57% of likely voters. Second place, with 17%, is Assemblyman Tim Donnelly, a Republican who enjoys
Veteran Republican political strategist and Beltway insider Karl Rove told a gathering of Sacramento business leaders that Neel Kashkari would be the party’s best choice “to lose to Jerry Brown” in the November election, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.
On Fox News Channel’s “America’s Newsroom” on Tuesday, former adviser to President George W. Bush Karl Rove reacted to remarks from former Gov. Jeb Bush (R-FL) that called certain types of illegal immigration an “act of love”… Follow Jeff on
In his analysis of Florida Republican David Jolly’s special election win over Democrat Alex Sink on Tuesday, Republican establishment strategist Karl Rove failed to fully acknowledge the importance of both mobilizing the Republican base for this fall’s midterm elections and opposing
The Congressional investigation into whether the Internal Revenue Service targeted conservative groups for persecution ended today on a controversial note after former official Lois Lerner refused to answer questions. The rough day for the investigation followed the release of emails
On Friday, every political campaign had to file its 2013 year end report with the FEC. The reports delivered two big surprises. The Democrats are dominating the Republicans in fundraising. More surprising, perhaps, though, is that Tea Party and conservative
A new movie called “College Republicans” is set to star Harry Potter himself, Daniel Radcliffe, as a young Lee Atwater and Dane DeHaan of “Chronicle” as Karl Rove. (Evidently the stars are only “considering” the roles, according to The Wrap.)
After wasting nearly $325 million during the 2012 election cycle with nothing to show for it and then declaring war on the Tea Party, donations to Karl Rove’s three Crossroads groups decreased by 98% last year. The groups reportedly raised a
As the latest recipient of a subpoena from the New Jersey Legislature’s committee investigating last September’s closing of lanes on the George Washington Bridge, the Christie for Governor campaign has hired an attorney famous for representing Lance Armstrong and Karl
Ed Gillespie, the super lobbyist and Karl Rove ally who was a former Chairman of the Republican National Committee and adviser to George W. Bush, announced Thursday that he will challenge Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) in 2014. As Breitbart News
Veteran Republican political mastermind Karl Rove writes in his Wall Street Journal column Thursday that the key to victory in the 2014 midterms is to win independent voters not aligned with either party: “This could be a Republican year if the
Two of the more prominent leaders in the Washington establishment’s war on the Tea Party made seven- and eight-figure salaries during the 2012 election cycle. According to recent IRS 990 filings, Steven Law, the president of Karl Rove’s American Crossroads network,
After orchestrating efforts to diminish the Tea Party, Republican establishment strategist Karl Rove decided to offer his opinion Sunday on whether Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s handling of the traffic scandal that is engulfing his administration would help him
GOP establishment figure Karl Rove said on Fox News Sunday that the Fort Lee and George Washington Bridge scandal that New Jersey GOP Gov. Chris Christie is facing will end up giving him “street cred” with the Tea Party movement. “There
Former Bush adviser Karl Rove said on “Fox News Sunday”:
Karl Rove on “Fox New Sunday” discussing Gov. Chris Christie’s (R-NJ) Bridge closure scandal:
The Republican establishment’s war against the Tea Party has come to Texas. According to a report in the Dallas Morning News, “Some of Texas’ biggest business trade groups are moving to counter tea party and anti-government forces that have dominated recent
The Republican establishment and outside groups like Karl Rove’s American Crossroads and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce are trying to blunt the influence of conservatives inside and outside of Congress to make it easier to pass amnesty. According to a
