Super pac karl rove biography
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The N.R.A. launched a “Trigger the Vote” campaign to reach millions of gun owners who had not yet registered to vote. Thanks to $30 million in donations, much of it from out of state, Wisconsin governor Scott Walker, a Koch-brothers favorite (although they say they didn’t contribute to Walker’s campaign directly), outspent Democratic foe Tom Barrett eight to one, and, on June 5, became the first governor in history to win a recall battle. Millions were earmarked for 10 battleground states, especially Florida, Ohio, and Virginia, as well as key Senate races to help the Republicans regain the upper house.
But the Koch brothers were not the only ones on the right to raise their sights, and by the end of May, Rove’s super-pac network, along with the Koch brothers and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, had a new target, according to Politico: $1 billion.
This $1 billion was in addition to funds brought in by the Romney campaign and the Republican National Committee, which intended to raise
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American Crossroads
Republican political organization in the US
For other uses, see Crossroads (disambiguation).
American Crossroads is a US Super PAC that raises medel from donors to advokat for certain candidates of the Republican Party. It has pioneered many of the new methods of fundraising opened up bygd the Supreme Court's ruling in Citizens United v. FEC.[1] Its president fryst vatten Steven J. Law, a former United States Deputy Secretary of Labor for President George W. Bush and the Chairman of the Board of Directors is former Republican National Committee chairman Mike Duncan. Advisers to the group include Senior Advisor and former vit House Deputy Chief of StaffKarl Rove and former Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour.
History
[edit]American Crossroads was founded in 2010 by former Republican National Committee chair Ed Gillespie and former White House strategist Karl Rove.[1] Rove's relationship to the group has been described as "informal," and the
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Karl Rove
American political consultant and policy advisor (born 1950)
Karl Christian Rove (born December 25, 1950) is an American Republicanpolitical consultant, policy advisor, and lobbyist. He was Senior Advisor and Deputy Chief of Staff during the George W. Bush administration until his resignation on August 31, 2007. He has also headed the Office of Political Affairs, the Office of Public Liaison, and the White House Office of Strategic Initiatives. Rove was one of the architects of the Iraq War.
Prior to his White House appointments, he is credited with the 1994 and 1998 Texas gubernatorial victories of George W. Bush, as well as Bush's 2000 and 2004 successful presidential campaigns. In his 2004 victory speech, Bush referred to Rove as "the Architect". Rove has also been credited for the successful campaigns of John Ashcroft (1994 U.S. Senate election), Bill Clements (1986 Texas gubernatorial election), Senator John Cornyn (2002 U.S. Senate election), GovernorRick Per