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Fox News Civil War: Huckabee Aims At Rove

Posted by Ellen -7859.80pc on February 11, 2013 · Flag

Karl Rove may have returned to his role as neutral analyst on Fox News but anyone who knows anything about politics also knows that he has formed a new SuperPac designed to prevent “non-electable” Republicans (think Todd Akin and Christine O’Donnell) from getting nominated. That has provoked long-simmering Republican resentments against Rove to erupt. Saturday night, Mike Huckabee took to the Fox News airwaves and went straight after "some people in the conservative movement and the Republican Party" who "think our way forward is to manipulate the primary process."

Huckabee couched his attack as an explanation about why a visit to Syracuse University heartened him about the future of conservatism. But in short order, Huckabee started sniping against “some of the adults who think they’re in charge.”

I’ve been a little disgusted to hear that some people in the conservative movement and the Republican Party think our way forward is to manipulate the primary process by trying to destroy good and decent Republican candidates with boatloads of big money so as to ensure that we end up nominating establishment Republicans instead of movement conservatives. The fratricide approach of the establishment, to spend money to attack those of the conservative wing of the Republican family will prove catastrophic.

OK, I’m fine with raising and spending money to elect the Republicans you like. But why would any Republican want to do the dirty work of the Democrats and destroy a fellow Republican?

Huckabee contrasted this with the students at Syracuse who “know what they’re for and not just what they’re against.” Although, he said he went there to encourage the college Republicans (“who are definitely in the minority” on campus) Huckabee said he received a dose of encouragement from them.

Huckabee never named Rove nor the SuperPac but it’s hard to believe viewers didn’t know exactly whom he meant.

His commentary got an enthusiastic round of applause from the audience.

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Aria Prescott commented 2013-02-11 15:14:26 -0500 · Flag
Truman, you said it better than I ever could. The primaries are what the party faithful want- And the party faithful conservatives want the Tea Party.

Ergo, if Fox News had keep their mouths shut… Rove would have failed hard. But now, he has a victim card, and he can play those better than any man alive- especially since the few men who could give him a run for the money are retired/no longer with us.
doors17 commented 2013-02-11 14:54:48 -0500 · Flag
The old circular firing squad gag, I’m enjoying this so much. It seems many on the right are taking verbal shots at Rove, but Karl is right. They have to acknowledge that the Republican Party needs to stop with candidates that can only succeed with those on the very far right, while continuing to lose the support of moderates and independents because of their cartoonish behavior. Eventually you’ll learn that you are becoming extinct because your messengers that deliver your message belong in an insane asylum.
Joseph West commented 2013-02-11 14:54:12 -0500 · Flag
What Huckleberry seems to forget is that the primary system is already “manipulated.” The people who get out to vote in the primaries (and, even more so, the caucuses) are the “party faithful.” They’re NOT typically the moderates to whom the eventual nominee has to appeal; they’re the “purists” who expect their nominee to stand for the party’s “pure ideals.” This isn’t just the GOP primary, either; it applies to the Democrats, as well—both parties want a nominee who will appeal to the masses, especially those who make up that elusive “undecided” vote (it should be noted, of course, that the Dems have been more likely in the last several primary cycles to rally around the most centrist candidate fairly early on; neither Barack nor Hillary could genuinely have been described as “left-wing,” except, of course, to the FoxNoise pinheads and their reliable 25%ers).

This last election cycle, the GOP’s “faithful” found themselves stuck between having to choose between their “social conservative” wing and their “economic conservative” wing. Throughout the primaries, Mittens was roundly derided by the social conservatives (represented by Bachmann, Perry and Santorum) who claimed he wasn’t a “real” conservative. Meanwhile, there were economic conservatives who weren’t happy with Mittens, either but they saw him as far more preferable than the social conservative nutjobs.

Then, there was the resounding defeat of the Tea Party in Indiana in November. The Teabaggers managed to dump Lugar in the primary, but were soundly beaten in the general election (had the Teabaggers not gotten rid of Lugar, the GOP would’ve retained that Senate seat). Of course, Mourdock’s inane comments on rape didn’t really help but, considering he still got 44% of the statewide vote, they obviously didn’t hurt him too much.
truman commented 2013-02-11 14:02:49 -0500 · Flag
This is one of those very rare instances wherein I hope that Gomer the Huckster succeeds. The teabagging Repug Party needs more unelectable wingnut nominees like O’Donnell, Akin and Angle. This will help ensure a Democrat majority for years.
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