![]() ![]() Author of the new book, "The Triumph of William McKinely: Why The Election of 1896 Still Matters." Former political advisor and deputy chief of staff to President George W. Karl Rove, Republican political strategist and founder of the American Crossroads Super PAC. This hour On Point, Karl Rove on Trump, Carson, 2016 – and how the GOP needs to change. There are lessons there for the 2016 campaign, he says. All the way, right now, back to 1896 and the election of Republican William McKinley over young William Jennings Bryan. Donald Trump tweeted that Rove was a “total moron.” But Karl Rove is taking the long view. The front-runners may not be his best buds. He’s still swinging a ton of Super PAC money and “dark money” in GOP politics right now. Karl Rove was a big one for the Republican Party in the years of President George W. ![]() An archival image of a McKinley - Hobart Presidential Campaign Poster from 1896. Republican political strategist Karl Rove is thinking about the McKinley 1896 campaign and the GOP field right now. Facebook Email This article is more than 7 years old. ![]()
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