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Wall Street Journal
2 days ago
- Politics
- Wall Street Journal
2024 Voters Sent Democrats a Clear Signal
Karl Rove is politically astute, but I will attempt to answer the question he poses in his op-ed 'Can Anything Save the Democrats?' (July 17). When the Democratic Party was run by liberals, it ran on principles that every member could follow. Now that a loud leftwing minority runs the party, it has no guiding principles—just a collection of radical policy details. Forget the details. The last presidential election was a repudiation of the progressive agenda. Try something new. Hal Dantone
Wall Street Journal
11-07-2025
- Politics
- Wall Street Journal
What Made July 4 Possible?
Karl Rove says that we're focused on the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence because it is 'What Made America Great' (op-ed, July 3). Fair enough, but without June 17, 1775, there would be no July 4, 1776. On that day, weeks after the battles at Lexington and Concord, thousands of men and boys put down their plows, left their families and marched to Charlestown, Mass., to fight what was then the most powerful army in the world. They weren't yet fighting for a fully articulated nation but for dignity and the right to self-determination. Their valor didn't merely foreshadow the revolution—it ignited what was to come.
Yahoo
07-07-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
‘Going to crash the economy': Joe slams spending bill, warns of coming impact
Republican strategist Karl Rove last week discussed how the president's spending bill will impact the 2026 midterms. The Morning Joe panel discusses Rove's remarks and the long-term impact of the package.
Yahoo
04-07-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Karl Rove: Big, beautiful bill will have ‘huge impact on 2026'
Republican strategist Karl Rove said Thursday the Congress-approved spending package will heavily influence the midterm election cycle next year. 'I think it'll have a huge impact on 2026, because remember, as these changes, particularly the Medicaid changes come into effect, they're going to have, people are going to be losing their coverage,' Rove said during an appearance on Fox News's 'America's Newsroom.' Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) decided to forego a re-election bid after voting against his party while urging lawmakers to strike the language regarding Medicaid provisions from the big, beautiful bill, marking a first major impact on the midterms. Rove lauded the Republican-backed 'big, beautiful bill,' however, cheering its new 80-hour-a-month work requirements for certain Medicaid recipients. 'The able-bodied, think about it, there was an interesting study done of able-bodied people on Medicaid, and that you know what their number one activity was if they weren't working? It was watching television, and number two was playing online games,' Rove told Fox News. The legislation is set to push millions off of Medicaid coverage and require twice-yearly eligibility check-ins instead of the previous annual evaluation. Rove encouraged GOP members to continue to lobby in favor of the bill as citizens prepare for sweeping cuts to take effect. 'Medicaid was meant for poor seniors, for children in poor families, and for the disabled, and we should not be paying for health care for people who are able-bodied, and can work, and are refusing to work. This is why they got to go on the offense. But yeah, it's going to be a big impact,' the Republican pundit said. 'And the work is just beginning. There's going to be always a tendency to say, 'We got the bill passed, oh let's all take the time off and good, we got it done.' Uh-uh, that's the requirement that you then go to work,' he added. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
The Hill
04-07-2025
- Politics
- The Hill
Karl Rove: Big, beautiful bill will have ‘huge impact on 2026'
Republican strategist Karl Rove said Thursday the Congress-approved spending package will heavily influence the midterm election cycle next year. 'I think it'll have a huge impact on 2026, because remember, as these changes, particularly the Medicaid changes come into effect, they're going to have, people are going to be losing their coverage,' Rove said during an appearance on Fox News's 'America's Newsroom.' Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) decided to forego a re-election bid after voting against his party while urging lawmakers to strike the language regarding Medicaid provisions from the big, beautiful bill, marking a first major impact on the midterms. Rove lauded the Republican-backed 'big, beautiful bill,' however, cheering its new 80-hour-a-month work requirements for certain Medicaid recipients. 'The able-bodied, think about it, there was an interesting study done of able-bodied people on Medicaid, and that you know what their number one activity was if they weren't working? It was watching television, and number two was playing online games,' Rove told Fox News. The legislation is set to push millions off of Medicaid coverage and require twice-yearly eligibility check-ins instead of the previous annual evaluation. Rove encouraged GOP members to continue to lobby in favor of the bill as citizens prepare for sweeping cuts to take effect. 'Medicaid was meant for poor seniors, for children in poor families, and for the disabled, and we should not be paying for health care for people who are able-bodied, and can work, and are refusing to work. This is why they got to go on the offense. But yeah, it's going to be a big impact,' the Republican pundit said. 'And the work is just beginning. There's going to be always a tendency to say, 'We got the bill passed, oh let's all take the time off and good, we got it done.' Uh-uh, that's the requirement that you then go to work,' he added.
