“This is a little bit like gang warfare right now”
Though a spokeswoman for Barbour said he “is actually not involved directly” in Conservative Victory Project, Law cited Barbour’s endorsement in arguing the new organization isn’t a bad idea. “In fact, our goal is to make this a good idea — by trying to bring conservative groups together to agree on winsome, high-quality candidates wherever possible,” Law wrote. “And where that’s not possible, we need to preserve our ability to compete.”
But Rove’s involvement in primaries could inflame opponents, predicted Matt Hoskins, executive director of the Senate Conservatives Fund PAC. “Their activities are going to actually have the opposite effect of what they’re trying to do,” he said. “It could actually make it easier for conservative candidates to win primaries.”
Kibbe welcomed the prospect of squaring off against the Conservative Victory Project, asserting, “The guys who fund groups like Rove’s want to re-establish that they’re in charge, but they just don’t understand the inevitable decentralization and democratization of politics.”
And Club for Growth President Chris Chocola added that Rove and Law have gotten CFG donors’ attention and “may energize the groups that they view as ‘the problem.’”
He said, “When you think about a Republican primary, and you think about a principled conservative versus a moderate Republican — well, our model wins more often.”
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Fallon on February 7, 2013 at 7:49 PM
Let Rove have the GOP.
A Conservative Party is needed.
portlandon on February 7, 2013 at 7:51 PM
If this term plays out as badly as it could, It may be an opportune time to see a third party compete in some places.
KCB on February 7, 2013 at 8:02 PM
Uh before we all get giant-sized 3rections about third/conservative parties and the like, just a reminder…that whilst somewhere north of 30% of the populace identifies as “Conservative” that is STILL considerably less than 50%.
Meaning all you third party folkz are basically just saying, “We’d like to have a decade or more of Leftist dominance, due to a split ticket opposition.”
Now call me a Jew-Loving Statist, Neo-Con Mittbot, but that just seems fairly obvious….
How about this instead:
1) Short-run, we give money to whomsoever we choose to, and let Karl Rove do the same, and see who’s candidates do better;
2) Long-run, like the Left take over the GOP, you know the Democrats weren’t always the party of Pelosi, Reid & Obama…the GOP doesn’t have to be the domain of the Bushes and Roves of the world.
2) above will take time, took the Left from 1972 until at least 1992. But hey what do I know I’m just a Statist Mittbot.
JFKY on February 7, 2013 at 8:08 PM
DAMN RIGHT! KARL ROVE IS A GODSEND!!
If he really cared … he’d realize that he’s the wrong messenger for ANYTHING Republican and the party won’t EVER gain the confidence of the American people as long as his face as seen as a leader within the GOP.
HondaV65 on February 7, 2013 at 8:18 PM
Dood/doodette, he left government, he said, to make money…if he disappeared from the scene how would he make money?
Sure I’m all in favour of asking the Koch Bros. and all like minded Conservatives to take up a collection and mailing it to Karl. You know, “Dear Karl, please enclosed find $15 million dollars. Please move to Tahiti.
Signed the Conservative Movement”
JFKY on February 7, 2013 at 8:21 PM
Funny as hell …
And the BEEEUTIFUL thing is … Karl Rove was too much of a dumbass to see this coming!!
He’s so far stuck up his own arse – he actually BELIEVED that people would welcome his effort.
Now – everyone who donates a dollar to Karl Rove will know that for every dollar they give him – other organizations will raise and spend 10 dollars to defeat him!!
THANK YOU KARL ROVE YOU MAGNIFICENT BA$TARD!!
HondaV65 on February 7, 2013 at 8:22 PM
*LOL* Now I hadn’t thought of that…
JFKY on February 7, 2013 at 8:23 PM