Karl Rove On The Campaigns of 1896 And 2016 (Tom Ashbrook, On Point)

Talk about masterminds. Karl Rove was a big one for the Republican Party in the years of President George W. Bush. He’s still swinging a ton of Super PAC money and “dark money” in GOP politics right now. The front-runners may not be his best buds. Donald Trump tweeted that Rove was a “total moron.” But Karl Rove is taking the long view. All the way, right now, back to 1896 and the election of Republican William McKinley over young William Jennings Bryan. There are lessons there for the 2016 campaign, he says. This hour On Point, Karl Rove on Trump, Carson, 2016 – and how the GOP needs to change. — Tom Ashbrook
Interview:
http://onpoint.wbur.org/2015/11/24/karl-rove-jeb-bush-election-2016-william-mckinley