This (London) Times article Bush rocked as another key aide resigns, is about Tony Snow resigning, but also mentions Rove. This paragraph intrigued me:
"Karl Rove, hailed as the ‘architect’ of George W Bush’s two election victories, announced his resignation as a White House aide last week. One senior Republican strategist said: ‘Republicans in Congress were ready to mutiny if he hadn’t left. They have had enough of the politics of division.’"
I can believe Republicans wanted Rove out. I'm sure Republicans have not enjoyed being in the minority in Congress. If they weren't already House members are now starting to thing about reelection.
"A Gallup poll on Friday revealed that only 29% of voters currently identify themselves as Republicans, compared with 37% as independents and 33% as Democrats. A majority, 56%, said they had an unfavourable view of the Republican party, its worst rating for 15 years. It was a shattering verdict on Rove’s attempt to build a lasting Republican majority."
We'll see if anyone wanted to hire newly available Rove for their campaign.
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