On Fox News Sunday this morning, Karl Rove threw cold water on the murmurings by unnamed “top Republicans” that a new candidate could emerge should Romney lose Michigan.
Host Chris Wallace outlined a scenario in which a new candidate could still get on the ballots of California, New Jersy, Montana, New Mexico, South Dakota, and possibly Texas, and win enough delegates to contest the convention.
But Rove was skeptical, to say the least.
“This proves mental illness is transmittable by contact, personal contact. You’ve been talking to all these people and — look, let’s go. . . . Let’s take that list that you just threw up, and let’s add in one more big state just for the heck of it, Texas. . . . There are 554 delegates up in those states that you talked about, plus Texas; 222 of them awarded, winner take all; 332 of them awarded proportionately.
“So in other words, even if the candidate gets in and wins the big states with winner take all, and wins half of the states with proportional, wins half of those delegates, we’re talking about 350 out of over 2,000 delegates. And that may be enough to toss it into a convention that gets — that gets decided at the convention, but that is different than . . . brokering a convention.
Rove added, for good measure, that the thought the possibility of the last scenario — a new candidate with enough delegates to see the nomination decided at the convention itself — was as “remote as life on Pluto.”
Ex Poundus Maxum Est, just what the people need is another bonk on the head to keep the line moving off the steep GOP cliff. “It’s Mittens — Get Used To It — It’s Mittens” Ring-A-Ding Ring-A-Ding “With Mittens then we win the Senate and all that power — Mitten will turn O’BasketCase to a kitten Purr Purr Purr.” Karl Rove should keep in focus Ernst Rohm who got caught sleeping on the Night of the Long Knives. Rove and his GOP is enjoying outdoor tea and crumpets in Pompeii just as the air suddenly smells of sulfer; otherwise, don’t put the dance floor on top of the Tea Party because some GOPers could get hurt.
@THE SOOTHSAYER:
You nailed it!
He tries anything to do his masters bidding; Jeb is Rove’s ultimate goal. First- Jeb suppose to be Romney’s VP; that fell flat, because Romney is not doing so well, ergo Jeb withheld his endorsement for now in favor of Romney.
Rove hates anything ‘tea party’; he rather have us losing the lection once again like he did in 2008 with his McCain idea. Together with Donna Brazile, he made sure Obama won (most likely thinking Jeb would either run in 2012 or 2016). The way the Bushes endorsed Romney, and told Sarah to go back to Alaska gave their game away.
Rove at one point had influence; that’s no longer the case; we figured him out, and have no use for him anymore; he’s a establishment guy. He also underestimated the conservative base thinking we once again fall in line with these snobs.
I used to be interested in what Rove, coulter et al used to say, but now they’re irrelevant and trying desperately trying to hold on to their jobs and sway public opinion. They need to shut up! I’m tired of them pushing their opinions and agendas on me and the rest of the Tea Partiers. We are not stupid, we’re still looking for someone who will ignite the GOP instead of just putting forth ABO! GOP – get back on message and stop letting the LSM frame steer us into their cattle shutes!
Well perhaps Karl Rove is being skeptical because he knows what his options are? I assume this means Jeb Bush confirmed to Karl Rove privately that the answer is again, “No.” So Karl’s number one remains Mitt Romney and his job is to hope the media makes the choice of Rick Santorum too risky.