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Former White House Deputy Chief of Staff

Karl Rove, born on December 25, 1950, is an American political advisor and former Deputy Chief of Staff of the White House. He played a significant role in George W. Bush's presidency, profoundly influencing policy-making and election strategies during his tenure.

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“We need to be asking for the vote in the most powerful way possible, which is to have people asking for the vote who are comfortable and look like and sound like the people that we're asking for the vote from.”

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“I`m not planning to endorse anybody. I have a long friendship with the family and a long friendship with Jeb [Bush], but I`m, like a lot of people, sitting on the sidelines watching and waiting.”

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“71 percent of the American people think that the federal government should take no more than 20 percent of anybody's paycheck no matter how much they make.”

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“The president has an obligation to serve all the people of America.”

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“That's important, I think, for people who come here to realize that we are here for only a time and we have an obligation of service and we need to keep things in perspective.”

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“So Americans do want their presidents, by and large, you want them to be people who get things done and have experience. That's going to be Trump's big disadvantage going into this election, because people are going to be looking back and saying, we've got the guy without the experience who said the things that sounded good. And guess what? That hasn't worked out for us too well.”

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“The effective strategies in politics are ones that are so clear and obvious that people can grasp it.”

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“As people do better, they start voting like Republicans - unless they have too much education and vote Democratic, which proves there can be too much of a good thing.”

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“I know enough about European politics to know you've got a lot of crazy people who make their way onto the ballot.”

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“I hate to sound sort of diffident about it but it strikes me that a lot of people on the right have got active lives and are doing other things.”

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“Life is rough for a lot of people. Some people live in greater material circumstances than others, but life is rough for everybody.”

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“If you look underneath the surface of the Tea Party movement, on the other hand, you will find that it is not sophisticated. It's not like these people have read the economist Friedrich August von Hayek.”

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“The Democratic Party's problem is that voters don't believe the president's claims that the economy is thriving. Even people with jobs feel apprehensive. Paychecks are flat, growth anemic, and people are worried about their children's prospects. Mr. Obama had a 38% approval on handling the economy in the Sept. 9 Fox News poll. In the Sept. 7 NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll, 67% believe America is on the wrong track.”

“You may be right that people say: You know what, we had Obama. He was inexperienced. The guy had great rhetoric, sounded good, looked good, but has turned out to be an utter disaster. I want someone where I have confidence and credibility that they're up to the job and that I can trust what they tell me.”

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Born: December 25, 1950
Known for: Former White House Deputy Chief of Staff
Quotes: 101

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