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Title: Karl Rove Opens His Rolodex for Ben Carson
Source: Bloomberg
URL Source: http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/a ... ens-his-rolodex-for-ben-carson
Published: Nov 28, 2015
Author: Kevin Cirilli and Ben Brody
Post Date: 2015-11-28 13:45:36 by cranky
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Views: 1511
Comments: 10

Republican strategist Karl Rove helped set up a meeting between top fundraisers for Ben Carson and casino mogul Steve Wynn.

Rove confirmed to Bloomberg Politics that he acted as the go-between for the Carson camp and Wynn, a sometimes business competitor of Donald Trump, the rival Carson has been batting all fall for the Republican nomination.

"I introduced them but I don't know anything further about that," said Rove, who added that he did not attend the meeting.

The mastermind of George W. Bush's presidential victories in 2000 and 2004, Rove has not signed on with any of the presidential candidates this year, though he says he has dispensed advice to a number who have asked.  Trump's camp is viewing the effort to help the billionaire real estate mogul's chief rival as an attack on the front-runner. 

"Karl Rove is at the center of the GOP establishment — fearful of what real leadership in Washington D.C. will accomplish," said Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski in a statement when asked about Rove's role in facilitating the meeting between Carson and Wynn. "Mr. Trump continues to expose the all-talk, no action politicians propped up their dark money super PACs that have failed the American people for far too long." Rove helped found one of the pioneering dark money groups, Crossroads GPS, which as a non-profit does not have to disclose the identities of its donors.

Lewandowski did not address the role of Wynn, who, according to a Fox Business Network report in September, has repaired his sometimes rocky relationship with Trump and become a campaign adviser. Wynn and Trump have a complicated history dating back to the 1990s, where the two businessmen battled in the casino real estate market. 

Michael Weaver, a spokesman for Wynn, said in an e-mail that he so far has not been able to confirm the meeting with his boss. Weaver added that Wynn  "is not an advisor to Mr.  Trump; Mr. Wynn speaks occasionally and informally with many candidates."

In June, according to records on file at the Federal Election Commission, Wynn donated $25,000 to America Leads, a super political action committee (one that can take contributions in unlimited amounts) that backs New Jersey Governor Chris Christie's presidential bid. Wynn and his wife, Andrea, also donated $5,000 apiece to Christie's traditional political action committee, Leadership Matters for America. Meanwhile, Wynn's ex-wife, Elaine Wynn, has made several contributions, totaling more than $11,500, to Right to Rise, a super-PAC backing former Florida Governor Jeb Bush for president.

On Bloomberg Politics With All Due Respect earlier this week, Rove listed Bush, Christie and Marco Rubio as the three candidates most likely to knock Trump off when "the other 70 to 75 percent of the party begins to coalesce behind somebody." The reference is to Trump's polling numbers. Though consistently leading the Republican pack since the summer, Trump has never been able to get much past the 30 percent mark in the polls tracked by Real Clear Politics.

Rove's role in setting up the meeting between Wynn and Carson advisers raised some eyebrows within Carson's political orbit, with some advisers questioning Rove's intentions, said one source familiar with the meeting and the campaign.

The source said they were skeptical that Rove was only acting to inflate Carson in an effort to ultimately take out Trump. "Karl Rove isn't just going just to help Ben Carson out of the goodness of his heart," the source said. Terry Giles, a Texas lawyer who was one of the Carson advisers at the meeting, is no longer formally associated with Carson's campaign or a pro-Carson super PAC. 

News of Rove's work as a go-between for Carson comes amid reports that other Republican activists are trying to stop Trump.

Former New Hampshire Republican Party Chairman Fergus Cullen unsuccessfully challenged Trump's eligibility to participate in the state's first-in-the-nation primary. "Everyone benefits from his demise but everyone wants someone else to do it," Cullen lamented, saying the front-runner could damage Republicans among minorities and women, potentially for many years.

Liz Mair, the former Republican National Committee online communications director, has also set up a conduit for anonymous anti-Trump donations, Trump Card LLC. "The sooner action is taken against Trump, the better," she said in an e-mail to Bloomberg Politics that expressed some frustration that the party isn't doing more to take on the front-runner. "We're also not party bigwig people and aren't as establishment as some of the folks making the calculation that we dare not offend Trump." 

She said she and her allies "are getting sick and tired of a big government guy whose only "conservative" attributes are apparently saying and thinking things that better suit an old school Southern Democrat than a Republican without minorities."

Three days after WSJ first reported about Mair's efforts, a Trump tweet drew speculation that he was once again considering a third party run, despite signing a pledge that he would not.

https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/668875808585465856

 

Republican strategist Ron Bonjean said that it's risky for outside groups like Mair's to attack Trump because it could give the perception that the establishment is trying to take him out politically — optics that have only strengthened Trump's political hand. Bonjean had more praise for the efforts of the super-PAC supporting Ohio Governor John Kasich, which has been airing anti-Trump ads.

"If other presidential campaign super PACs decide to attack Trump and large donors fund or are writing big checks to make that happen it's much more legitimate than a direct anti-Trump campaign," Bonjean said. "It's standard operating procedure for rival candidates to conduct attacks against each other. But a direct anti-Trump effort? It can provide Trump with a leg to stand on to say he's being treated unfairly."

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#1. To: cranky (#0)

I thought Truman Capote was deceased, then I look at Karl Rove and I must be mistaken.

jeremiad  posted on  2015-11-28   14:39:41 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#2. To: cranky (#0)

Rowe sees Ben as easily manipulated. The only 3 candidates that will not bend to GOP elites are Trump, Cruz and Paul. Paul just does not have the numbers. Cruz is there to pick up if Trump fails. Ben is being propped up because he is the GOP AA. If elected Ben will be a one term president and he will be eaten alive by both parties.

Justified  posted on  2015-11-28   15:31:31 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#3. To: cranky (#0) (Edited)

so let me get this straight.... A man who is running for the Presidency on the strength of his character ,and moral righteousness more than his grasp of the issues is going to solicit funding from a Vegas casino mogul ?

My advice to Carson would be to stay as far away from Rove as possible. Rove's only interest in this campaign is the prospects of Jebabubba. Besides ,his reputation as an architect of winning campaigns is over-rated . Yes he ran GWB's campaigns ;but he has been involved in many more clunkers. 2012 his SuperPac American Crossroads spent $390 million million and saw less than 2% of the candidates they support win. Crossroads GPS spent $70 million and saw less than 15% of their candidates win. The 2012 campaign should've been a game changer with the record of the emperor and his flunkies . Instead the emperor got his second term ,and the GOP lost some pretty significant races in Congress that should've been slam dunk.

Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

tomder55  posted on  2015-11-28   15:36:01 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#4. To: cranky (#0)

Is America ready for another black president?

Psalm 37 PRAY FOR PARIS

Don  posted on  2015-11-28   15:41:16 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#5. To: tomder55 (#3)

A man who is running for the Presidency on the strength of his character ,and moral righteousness more than his grasp of the issues is going to solicit funding from a Vegas casino mogul

You may be thinking of Sheldon Adelson.

AFAIK, Rove was raised just a few miles from me in Sparks but he has no financial interests in any casinos in NV that I know of.

There are three kinds of people in the world: those that can add and those that can't

cranky  posted on  2015-11-28   15:42:57 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#6. To: cranky (#5)

The article you posted said that Rove was setting him up with Steve Wynn?

Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

tomder55  posted on  2015-11-28   15:51:36 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#7. To: Justified (#2)

Rowe sees Ben as easily manipulated.

That may be.

But I think he just wants to ding Trump.

I think Rove and Rubio were made for each other and that's where Rove would prefer to spend the money he's grifted from contributors.

There are three kinds of people in the world: those that can add and those that can't

cranky  posted on  2015-11-28   15:53:06 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#8. To: tomder55 (#6)

The article you posted said that Rove was setting him up with Steve Wynn?

My mistake, then.

There are three kinds of people in the world: those that can add and those that can't

cranky  posted on  2015-11-28   15:54:21 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#9. To: Don (#4)

" Is America ready for another black president? "

I could be wrong, but I would say NO

Si vis pacem, para bellum

Those who beat their swords into plowshares will plow for those who don't

Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God.

There are no Carthaginian terrorists.

“The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.” - George S. Patton

Stoner  posted on  2015-11-28   16:07:39 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#10. To: Stoner (#9)

I think you are right. We will see.

Psalm 37 PRAY FOR PARIS

Don  posted on  2015-11-28   16:10:46 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


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